Goloid Metric Dollar Patterns -"Counterfeiters' Delight"
1879 Goloid Dollar J-1626 GOLOID Rev: Stars w/ METRIC DOLLAR & "100 CENTS"

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PATTERNS & TRIAL COINS 1874-DATE,WITH POLLOCK & RB NUMBERS
Item Description: S$1 1879 J-1626
Full Grade: PCGS PF 62
Owner: mania

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1879 1$ Goloid Metric
Judd-1626, Pollock-1822
Rarity: R.4, PR63

William Barber's design Goloid Metric dollar. Liberty bust facing left wearing a cap. The reverse lists elemental inscriptions . A circle of stars about the central inscriptions. Struck in goloid a (silver alloy with a small portion of gold) with a reeded edge . 100 Cents vs the one dollar as on the J-1617 with 14 grams vs the 25.

Different composition of Gold silver and copper

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