Owner Comments:
1870 $1 Seated Dollar
Judd-1022, Pollock-1157
Rarity: Low R.7, MS62
Ex: Simpson.
Struck in nickel with a reeded edge.
Obverse/Reverse: The regular-issue Seated Liberty dies for the year.
Comment:
Not only is this one of the few large-size patterns struck in this metal-edge combination, it is also one of the only patterns known to have been struck from both proof and circulation-strike dies. This Mint State representative features brilliant surfaces that are lustrous rather than flashy or reflective, with considerable softness around the rims. Probably fewer than a half dozen Judd-1022 pieces exist, both formats included.
The Farouk Collection contained two Mint State examples, and per Heritage, the only certified business strikes are this MS62 Simpson coin and an MS66 from the Denali Collection.
Provenance/Appearances:
From The Pacific Rim Collection Heritage Nov 2021 Signature® Auction / Lot #3487; an just prior Selections From the Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part I (Heritage, 9/2020), Lot #10264. Earlier Provenances as Ex: Possibly King Farouk Palace Collection Sale (Sotheby's 2/1954), lot 1839; possibly Gaston DiBello Collection (Stack's, 5/1970), lot 412; possibly Dr. Walter Lee Crouch Collection (Superior Galleries, 6/1977), Lot #517 (No Photos to Confirm PF60); Father Flanagan's Boys Home Sale (Superior Galleries, 5/1990), Lot #3338 ($5500);