Lot 1081
1875 Pattern Twenty Cent, J-1394, rarity 7, Aluminum, reeded edge. The sailor head. PCGS graded Proof 63. Pollock-1537, AW-1437. This is the famous design by William Barber, the head of Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, hair tied back with a ribbon, known as the "sailor's head" because of the loose collar that Liberty wears, similar to the shirts worn by sailors at that time. The obverse has some raised corrosion on Liberty's head and around the design elements, as these aluminum coins display as they were frequently stored in damp environments. Similar on the reverse, but the corrosion is not as noticeable. A few minor hairlines in the fields, and identifiable by a lint mark which extends from Liberty's eye, through the middle of her nose into the field before (these are frequently seen on proof coinage of the period). One of the most popular pattern designs, instantly recognizable, and always in demand. Only 1 other coin graded, its a PR 67, which will certainly be more expensive than this piece, assuming it ever comes on the market.
From Empire Coin Company, Inc. at a cost of $130, then to the Madison Collection.
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