Lot 1194
1880 Pattern Metric Dollar. Copper, reeded edge. Judd-1646. Pollock-1846. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded Proof 61 Brown. Toned with mottled copper hues mixed with traces of deeper green and brown on both sides. The surfaces are clean and attractive for the modest grade assigned. The obverse depicts the head of Liberty facing left, with a crown inscribed LIBERTY, date below and E PLURIBUS UNUM above in small letters, with stars flanking each side. For the reverse a large open agricultural wreath is found, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN above at the periphery, and HALF DOLLAR below. In a small enclosed ribbon above is DEO EST GLORIA. At the center is a small beaded circle which encloses the metallic content proposed for this coin if adopted, to wit 895.8 S[ilver] / 4.2 G[old] / 100 C[opper] and 25 GRAMS below. Historically significant, and yet another attempt to convert the United States to the logical Metric system, which apparently never got much farther than this pattern coin at the time. Pop 1; 3 finer for Proof Brown at PCGS, 1 in 63, 2 in 64. (PCGS # 62031) Estimated Value $3,500 - UP
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