Lot 1808
Fabulous 1850 Metric Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. Barber's design of the Goloid Metric Dollar. Reeded Edge. P-1853. A great rarity in this metal with almost none to select from. PCGS has made a PR66 and NGC has reviewed this one. Other than that, there is zilch to choose from. Certainly this is the finest known! It is fabulous, gleaming, nearly perfect. The portrait is also Cameo. Aluminum was a rare metal in 1880--witness its use as the capstone of the Washington Monument. Today it is among the most common of metals, thanks to industrial exploitation of its qualities. It is subject to dulling, and the sheer existence of a coin of this date and quality is simply astounding!
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