Owner Comments:
1870 3SC
Judd-799, Pollock-886
Rarity: Low R.7, PR65 RB CAC Endorsed
Struck in copper with reeded Edge
Obverse: In this design by Chief Engraver William Barber, Liberty is seated left with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1870 below. Liberty supports a shield with her right hand and holds an olive branch in her left. A free standing liberty pole is behind the portrait, and a scroll inscribed LIBERTY crosses the shield.
Reverse: The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue silver three-cent pieces.
Comment: Vivid hues of rose, blue, gold blend together over richly mirrored copper. The fields are ablaze with reflectivity that really makes the patination pop. Well struck and very nicely preserved, this coin has exceptional eye appeal - wonderfully original Gem.
There are fewer than a dozen examples of Judd-799 extant per the website uspatterns.com, the type originally distributed to contemporary collectors as part of pattern Proof sets.
Diameter: 0.609 inches. Die alignment: 170°
Provenance/Appearances:
From Legends Coin Auction Feb 2018 Premier sale /lot 157; Prior
- Stacks ANA Aug 2016 / Lot 2547;
- Superior's The Wes Rasmussen Collection Sale of Feb 1998 / lot 1952 ; and
- appears to match the Bowers and Merena, The Whitney P. Sunderland Collection sale Mar 1994 /Lot 1411;
- Superior June 1975 / Lot #795