Owner Comments:
1870 $1 Standard Silver Dollar
Judd-1014, Pollock-1148
Rarity: Low R.7, PF62+
Struck in silver with a reeded edge.
Obverse: James B. Longacre's Indian Princess design featuring Liberty seated beside a globe, wearing an Indian headdress with 13 stars around. The word LIBERTY is inscribed across the center of the globe and Liberty is holding a pole topped with Phrygian cap. Longacre’s name inscribed below the base believed to honor him as he died the previous year
Reverse: The reverse is of the regular issue Liberty Seated dollar.
Comment:
James B. Longacre Indian Princess design was another entry in the “Seated Liberty” motif. This design first appeared on pattern coins in 1870 and continued on various denominations through 1873. Longacre never saw a completed coin with his design. The artistry for this work was actually completed many years earlier, with sketches of this design known circa 1852. LONGACRE is spelled out at lower right obverse and believed included as an honer to him as he died in 1869.
Gun-metal blue peripheral toning surrounding lightly golden centers. All details are strongly impressed and the fields retain their mirror finish through the toning.
A superb quality example of this seldom seen pattern.
Provenance/Appearance:
Private dealer sale Jan 2016, Prior From the T. Giordano collection (purchased by Giordano in 1959 and is reported to have been in his collection until sold)