Lot 1027
1876 Pattern Dollar. Copper, reeded edge. NGC graded Proof 67 Brown. A glittering Gem, mostly brown in color, with all of the mint red converted to a golden tan color, highlighted by delicate blue iridescence. Nearly perfect from a technical standpoint and most likely the finest example known of the variety. PCGS has graded only one Judd-1468, a Proof-66 RB; NGC has graded only this example.
Although muled with a "One Dollar" Pattern reverse and listed in Pollock as a Dollar Pattern, this was most likely intended as a Pattern for a Trade Dollar. Evidence pointing in this direction includes mulings with a Commercial Dollar reverse (see Judd 1496 and 1497) and a Trade Dollar reverse (see Judd 1492 and 1493). Also, the obverse design is quite similar to the regular issue Trade Dollars of years prior, but the most convincing evidence is the weight of the known silver versions of this number: Farouk's example weighed in at 419.7 grains, nearly right on the standard of 420 grains for Trade Dollars and well above the 412.5 grain standard for regular Silver Dollars.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
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| Realized $44,850 |
