Lot 1169
(1999) U.S. Pattern $1. Rarity 8? PCGS graded Proof 62. J-2187. The 1759-dated obverse has a portrait of Martha Washington to right, and the reverse depicts Mount Vernon, the home of the Washingtons. These dies, which omit a denomination as well as the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have been used by the Mint to test coinage alloys since 1965. Struck in special metal alloy with a plain edge. The greenish-gold color is akin to that of the Sacagawea dollars of 2000-present. Bright, lustrous, with some fingerprints and a streak of gray toning; both sides sharply struck. Choice, defect-free. Pop 1; the only example graded at PCGS.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
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