1871 10C J-1085, RD PR(PCGS#81344)

1871 10C J-1085, RD PR (PCGS#81344)

The January 2012 Americana Sale

详细说明: 1871 Pattern Dime. Judd-1085, Pollock-1221. Rarity-6+. Proof-65 RD (NGC). Liberty is seated left on the obverse with 13 stars around the border and the date 1871 below. Liberty is wearing a feathered headdress, her right hand supports a liberty pole and her left hand rests atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY. There are two flags behind the portrait. The reverse design is the same employed on regular issue 1871 Liberty Seated dimes. Struck in copper with a reeded edge.<br /> The Judd-1085 dime was initially distributed as part of copper proof sets that included one example of each denomination from the half dime through silver dollar. The dime we feature here, one of perhaps just a dozen or so examples extant, is aglow with vivid reddish orange surfaces. What few blemishes are present are so minor as to be insignificant to the coin's appearance, and both the technical quality and eye appeal are strong. Particularly important as the only survivor of the type certified as full Red by PCGS and NGC.