Owner Comments:
1880 Pattern Metric Dollar
Judd-1648, Pollock-1848,
Rarity Low R.7, PR63 (PCGS)
Struck in Silver/or Goloid with Reeded Edge.
Obverse:
T. Morgan's Liberty Head design as also on Judd-1622. Liberty's hair is pulled back in a bun, with a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY in incuse letters, the Latin motto above, stars seven left, six right.
Reverse:
The reverse offers a wreath of cotton and wheat, with inner circle of dots enclosing 895.8 S. / 4.2 -- G. / 100 -- C. / 25 GRAMS. DEO EST GLORIA ("God is glory/To God be the glory") appears in a cartouche, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ONE DOLLAR around the margin.
Comment:
A deeply toned piece with dominant charcoal-olive and midnight blue patina. The underlying fields are flashy and reveal iridescent highlights of blue, pink and gold when the coin dips into a light. The uspatterns.com website accounts for only about a dozen examples of Judd-1648 in silver.
Provenance/Appearances:
From The Seven Lions Collection, Stacks Aug 2025 Summer Global Showcase / Lot #6657 Prior:
- Heritage's December 11, 2001 Exclusively Internet Auction, /Lot #2434;
- Heritage's April 2002, CSNS /Lot # 7627;
- Heritage's April 2018 CSNS -Collection of William Rau, /Lot # 5120.