1851 $1 J-132 Res, BN PR(PCGS#11563)
1851 $1 J-132 Res, BN PR (PCGS#11563)
February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1248
- 等级
- PR64BN
- 价格
- 69,819
- 详细说明
- Obverse and reverse dies of the restrike Proof OC-P4 1851 Liberty Seated silver dollar (i.e., the date is centered in the field between the base of the rock and the denticles below). This is a lovely specimen with deep mahogany-brown surfaces and blushes of more vivid rose-orange color that are more pronounced in the center of the reverse. The strike is sharp, as expected, and the fields reveal traces of reflectivity as the coin rotates under a light.<p>By 1859 numismatics in the United States had gained enough popularity that the Mint began making a concerted effort to market proof coins to contemporary collectors. Concurrently, it also became fashionable to offer restrikes of many earlier dated U.S. Mint issues that had become recognizable as rare and desirable collectibles. One of the issues that quickly caught the eye of contemporary collectors is the 1851 Liberty Seated silver dollar, the original circulation strikes of that date having been produced to the extent of just 1,300 pieces. Accordingly, the Mint began producing restrike 1851 Liberty Seated dollars for private sale, at first in silver but eventually in copper as well. The first silver restrikes almost certainly date to 1859, but according to the website <em>uspatterns.com</em> the earliest appearance of a copper restrike (now known as Judd-132, offered here) was as lot 1995 in Cogan's October 1865 F.S. Edwards sale. As such, it is possible that the first copper restrikes were not prepared until that year, and probably no earlier than 1863.<p>As with the silver restrikes, the Judd-132 specimens in copper have the date centered in the field between the base of the rock and the denticles below, as described above. Conversely, on original 1851 Liberty Seated dollars the date is placed high in the field. Only seven or eight examples of Judd-132 in copper are believed extant (again per the website <em>uspatterns.com</em>), and this handsome near-Gem has one of the highest numeric grades among those pieces listed at PCGS and NGC. It is a significant offering for the pattern specialist that is also desirable for inclusion in an advanced Liberty Seated silver dollar collection.