Lot 1632
1869 Pattern Dime. Copper, Plain Edge. Judd-711. Pollock-790 High Rarity 7. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown PQ. CAC Approved. Traces of mint red. STANDARD SILVER type, head of Liberty wearing a coronet with one star; IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll below. The normal STANDARD SILVER dime reverse that is used on these 1869-dated Pattern Dimes and some subsequent year issues as well. Luminous copper-gold surfaces with dusky purple brown areas. Desirable with this precision strike Proof strike. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 70936) .
The year 1869 marked the advent of a remarkable series of Pattern pieces, known as the Standard Silver series, which were intended to be used to replace the fractional currency then plaguing the country. This consisted of denominations of fifty, twenty-five and ten cents which were smaller in size and lighter in weight than the regular United States coins of equal denomination. Patterns were struck in the various denominations in silver, copper, or aluminum with either a reeded or a plain edge.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,100.
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