Owner Comments:
1867 $3 Three Dollars
Judd-598, Pollock-662,
Rarity R.8,( Only 2 Known) PR61
Ex: Woodin-Newcomer-Farouk-DiBello-Sieck and HARRY BASS
Struck in Silver with Reeded Edge
Obverse/Reverse: Each side features the regular three dollar design for the year.
Comment:
This is one of two examples known in silver, with the other being the Byron Reed coin in the Durham Museum.making this piece the only example of Judd-598 in private hands.
Interesting to note that the dies match those of the 1867 circulation die strikes, not those of the the proof dies, This is evidence by examining the date position on the reverse, which is somewhat higher and more to the right on the Proof coins vs the general dies and the wreath top ends touches each other on this piece while there is a gap on the Proof dies..
Silvery surfaces show elements of golden color, though hairlines limit the grade.
Uspattern.com has the pedigree as noted below, while Pollack in his reference has the Farouk as a separate listing. Considering this piece may had been cleaned and lacquered, this qualified it to be a Farouk piece as that was his typical treatment of coins in his collection combined with Dibello had collected many of Farouk patterns.
83.2 grains, diameter .806” , die alignment 180 deg
Provenance/Appearances:
From The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part II. Heritage Jan 2023 Fun Lot # 9061 Priors:
- William H. Woodin; & Waldo C. Newcomer;
- King Farouk; Palace Collections of Egypt Sale (Sotheby's, 2/1954), lot 1807;
- Kreisberg & Schulman Feb 1960 / Lot # 2440
- Gaston DiBello Collection, Part II (Stack's, 5/1970), lot 480;
- William R. Sieck Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 7/1981), lot 329.