Goloid Metric Dollar Patterns -"Counterfeiters' Delight"
1879 Goloid Dollar J-1622 to J-1625 Liberty Hair in Bun Rev: Open Wreath "ONE DOLLAR"

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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-1623
Full Grade: PCGS PF 63 Brown
Owner: mania

Owner Comments:


1879 1$ Goloid Metric Dollar
Judd-1623, Pollock-1819
Rarity: Low R.7 PR63 BN


Struck in copper with reeded edge

Obverse: George Morgan's austere head of Liberty left, hair tightly coiffed, ribbon in hair reads LIBERTY

Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR around an agricultural wreath, with composition as “ 895.8 S. / 4.2-G. / 100-C. / 25 GRAMS” on four lines within a beaded circle within the wreath.

Comment:
Deep chocolate brown with deep orange highlights here and there. About a dozen examples of this variety are known.

Provenance/ Appearances:
Private sale April 2018; Prior,
- Stack's Bowers - The March 2012 Baltimore Auction /Lot #7195
- RARCOA May 1974 (CSNS) Lot 222,
- RARCOA Apr 1972 (CSNS) Lot 1165

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