1873 T$1 J-1294, CAM PR(PCGS#626616)

The Regency Auction XXIII October 2017

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

431

等级

PR66CAM

价格

226,151

详细说明

What a beautiful pattern! Barber's Liberty seated on a globe facing right, with wheat, plow and hay bale behind. Barber's standing eagle holds a Union shield with ribbon in his talons and a ribbon with E PLURIBUS UNUM in his beak. Struck in silver with a plain edge, this beautiful pattern trade dollar variety is rated R-7+ with fewer than 6 specimens known. The mirrors are crisp and clean with only a few microscopic hairlines that can be seen on the icy smooth surfaces. In a light they reflect back and create a great contrast to the frosty devices. Like many patterns of the era, the design elements are generally well struck, with only minor weakness at the highest points in the centers of the design. The faintest touch of clear gold forms a subtle halo at the rims of both obverse and reverse. Silver dollar coinage halted in 1873, with the advent of the heavier Trade dollars designed to compete with the Mexican silver that dominated trade in the Orient. A large number of proposed designs were submitted before settling on the adopted design. In this cataloger's opinion, this design is superior to the one that ended up being struck. PCGS 1, NGC 0, CAC 1. This is the only CAMEO example graded by PCGS. There are two records for an NGC PR66, one was CAM and sold for $21,150 and the Newman coin was not CAMEO, and sold for $25,850. PCGS has graded only 2 others, a PR63 and a PR64. This one is likely FINEST KNOWN for the Judd number, and it is spectacular! Cert. Number 84147913 PCGS # 626616