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1876 $1 Sailor Head Dollar, Judd-1466, Pollock-1617, Unique, PR65 Brown NGC....

2009 January Orlando, FL FUN Auction #1121

 
Sold for: $86,250.00 (includes BP )
Bid Source: Live: Floor
Auction Ended On: Jan 7, 2009
Item Activity: 6 Internet/mail/phone bidders
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Unique 1876 Sailor Head Copper Dollar
Plain Edge, Judd-1466, PR65 Brown

1876 $1 Sailor Head Dollar, Judd-1466, Pollock-1617, Unique, PR65 Brown NGC.
Design.
Barber's Liberty Head is sometimes called the Sailor Head design in a field of 13 stars arranged with seven left and six right. The date is below the bust with IN GOD WE TRUST at the top border. LIBERTY appears on a coronet in Liberty's hair with beads or pearls along the top edge. The reverse has ONE DOLLAR within a wreath with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top border and E PLURIBUS UNUM at the bottom border. Struck in copper with a plain edge.

Commentary.
The ninth edition of the Judd reference lists this plain edge pattern as unique. In addition to the Queller coin, Andrew Pollock lists an appearance in Sotheby's February 1954 sale of the King Farouk Collection. We believe those two records are for this single specimen. USPatterns.com conclusively lists this example as ex: Farouk and also unique.

For 1876 there are 24 different pattern silver dollar varieties, including all designs, compositions, and types, with a comprehensive total population of less than 100 coins, or about four per variety. A collection of all 24 varieties could take a lifetime to assemble.

Physical Description.
The impressive proof surfaces of this specimen have attractive golden-brown patina that is accented by violet and blue toning. Both sides have excellent design details and few blemishes, if any. Traces of original mint red are evident in the protected areas on the reverse. A check of the certified populations also confirms this PR65 Brown piece as the only one certified at NGC and PCGS (11/08).

Provenance.
Ex: King Farouk; Palace Collections of Egypt (Sotheby's, 2/1954); later, Stack's private treaty.
From The Lemus Collection, Queller Family Collection Part Two. (#61788)

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