1878 $1 J-1557 PR(PCGS#61919)

1878 $1 J-1557 PR (PCGS#61919)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

详细说明: 1878 Pattern Goloid Dollar. Judd-1557, Pollock-1749. Rarity-6-. Proof-66 Cameo (NGC). On the obverse, a head of Liberty faces left with the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM above and the date 1878 below. Thirteen stars are arranged at the border seven left, six right. Liberty is wearing a cap ornamented with ears of wheat, cotton leaves and bolls, and the cap is inscribed with the word LIBERTY. The reverse exhibits a circle of 38 stars that encloses the inscription GOLOID / 1 - G. / 24 - S. / .9 FINE. / 258 GRS. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is inscribed along the upper border and the denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower border. Struck in goloid alloy (3.6% gold, 86.4% silver, 10.0% copper) with a reeded edge.<br />     The design of this pattern Metric Dollar is attributed to Chief Engraver William Barber, and only about 12 specimens are known in goloid and standard silver alloys. The present example, attributed as a goloid striking by NGC, is simply beautiful with dominant golden-apricot color to the iridescent toning that adorns both sides. We do see a blush of pale-blue tinting near the center of the obverse, and the central reverse is nearly untoned. Bold cameo contrast is particularly pronounced on the obverse, and both sides are equally smooth with nary a distracting hairline or other contact mark in evidence. Exquisite!<br />     This coin is the single-finest example of Judd-1557 known to PCGS and NGC.