Lot 2718
1851 Pattern Silver Dollar. Copper, reeded edge. NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Well struck with lovely blue toning. The charming, if misnamed "regular die trial" for the Seated dollar. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. An incredible value and rarity for the collector of Patterns or, just as desirable, something for the Seated Liberty Dollar specialist to ponder owning as well. According to the USpatterns.com website, these pieces were deliberately made for sale to collectors and are not really "trials" in the accepted sense we usually use. In early 2001, several articles were posted in Coin World by Quentin David Bowers, a noted scholar, discussing such practices at the mint in the 19th century of striking pieces d'caprice for favored collectors. Donald Taxay, too, has extensive treatment in his U.S. Mint and Coinage book published in the 1970s. Examples are also known in silver and nickel of this rare 1851 seated dollar struck in off-metal. This piece shows incredible striking definition with rich iridescent brown and blue patina. Everything is pristine, unlike a few recent offerings of "just miss" examples of the J-132 Pattern with their "couple of stray field marks" impaired surface. No one needs a glass this coin's marvelous state of preservation. A marvel of coin originality and careful preservation by earlier numismatists! Pop 2; 1 finer in 66BN (PCGS # 11563) .
Estimated Value $24,000 - 26,000.
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