1875 $5 J-1439, RB PR(PCGS#71746)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4221

等级

PR64

价格

94,191

详细说明

1875 Pattern Sailor Head Half Eagle. Judd-1439, Pollock-1582. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 RB (PCGS). Obverse shows Barber's so called "Sailor Head" of a bust of Liberty facing left, wearing a crown inscribed LIBERTY with her hair tied in a ribbon behind, surround by stars with date below. The reverse design has a standing eagle that appears this very year on the new Twenty-Cent piece with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above, just below in an arc is E PLURIBUS UNUM, then the eagle, which below states IN GOD WE TRUST on a ribbon, at the base is FIVE DOLLARS.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Glorious toning of faded mint red with a blend of gold and green iridescence with tinges of blue and other light jewel tones. No specks or spots detract and the surfaces are a feast to examine for their colors, intensity and splendid quality. Handsome frost on the devices and an elegant pattern issue which has been of exceptional popularity amongst collectors lucky enough to obtain an example. There is no specific reason that this coinage proposal made it to the finished die and striking phase, but we are glad that it did given these results.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; About a dozen are known, some of which are gilt with a fine layer of gold. This is at the middle range of the grading scale, and all are desirable.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers</strong><br /> This is a lovely example of this particularly distinctive design which was used in several different denominations, but never was accepted for regular use. Rarity comes to the fore here, a comment that could be made for the vast majority of the patterns offered during Rarities Night.