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Sale 10
Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 1117 |
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1879 Pattern Silver Dollar, Judd-1627, Pollack-1823, Rarity-3. Silver, reeded edge. . J-1627. PCGS graded Proof 65. This one is tied for the finest graded in a recent PCGS Population Report. Toned with lovely antique gray and gold tones throughout, with faint evidence of hairlines and no other problems. Fully struck at the centers, which is unusual for this issue, and one of the most popular patterns, the Goloid Metric Dollar was examined by many members of Congress before being passed over in favor of continuing the Morgan Dollar then in production. Nevertheless, Congress liked the coin enough that the Philadelphia Mint struck off a few more in early 1880 to fill the demand. An opportunity for the pattern specialist.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
From an old B. Max Mehl sale, number 1596, but no date is included.
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$3,450 |
Lot 1118 |
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1896 Pattern nickel, Judd-1770, Pollock-1787, Rarity-6. Plain edge. . J-1770. PCGS graded Proof 64. The alloy is either German silver or nickel-copper. Fresh white surfaces with just a single speck over the 8 in the date, and another below the last A in AMERICA. Well engraved dies, with pretty elements, but not adapted. Only 20 graded by PCGS in various grades, this in the middle of those.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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$1,783 |
Lot 1119 |
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"1792" Dickeson Pattern, eagle on half shield. MS-60 +. These were struck from a die which was obtained by Dr. Montroville Wilson Dickeson in the late 1850s. The die was likely from Adam Eckfeldt's rejected dies from his revenue stamp embossing, and were likely sold as scrap metal by the Mint. Dr. Dickeson thought they might have been part of the 1792 provisional coinage group. Dr. Dickeson had a reverse die engraved TRIAL PIECE DESIGNED FOR UNITED STATES CENT 1792 and struck a few pieces. As the obverse die shows growing rust on the few pieces known, it is likely that these were struck over an extended time period. The original die turned up in the 1950s, but then hasn't been seen since. Decidedly rare and seldom offered.
This piece is very choice, the surfaces are a nice medium brown with hints of original red near the lettering with some prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Listed as Breen #1378 in his Encyclopedia.
Estimated Value $700-UP.
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$978 |
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