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1836 P$1 Name Below Base, Judd-58 Restrike, Pollock-61, Low R.6, PR64 NGC....
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1836 Name Below Base Gobrecht Dollar, PR64
Die Alignment IV, Judd-58 Restrike
1836 P$1 Name Below Base, Judd-58 Restrike, Pollock-61, Low R.6,
PR64 NGC. Silver. Plain Edge. Die Alignment IV (center of
Liberty's head opposite right side of F in OF). Die State B. The
Name Below Base Gobrecht dollar first acquired its legendary status
from Edward Cogan in 1867, when he claimed only 18 pieces had been
struck. There is no documentary evidence to support this low
figure, and based on the number of observed specimens, it is
believed that today about two dozen specimens are known.One of the curious features of the Name Below Base dollars was discovered by John Dannreuther and documented by Dannreuther, Teichman, and Sholley on their DTS website. The Name Below Base dollars are actually struck from a die that had C. GOBRECHT F. effaced from the base. This places the striking period not in 1836, as the coin would indicate, but rather in a later restriking period, specifically, 1858-1860. The non-appearance of an 1836 Name Below Base in the Roper Sale (1851) is significant as it further underlines these pieces were not available until several years later.
The Die Alignment IV Name Below Base dollars are significantly scarcer than their Die Alignment III counterparts. The reverse die cracks through NITED STATE and OLLA are much fainter than the same cracks seen on Die Alignment III coins.
The fields on this piece have glass-like reflectivity, a finish that is certainly more consistent with a late-1850s proof striking than the finish seen on Original 1836 dollars. Much silvery-white brilliance is seen on each side next to a wide crescent of rich russet toning. Two tiny planchet flakes in the left obverse field are the only pedigree identifiers (other than the distinctive toning) that can reasonably be used to track the provenance of this piece.
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2010), lot 2589.
From The Pelican Bay Collection, Part II.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# BLWU, PCGS# 11217, Greysheet# 11989)
Weight: 26.73 grams
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
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2025 August 26 - 31 ANA US Coins Signature® Auction #1385 (go to Auction Home page)
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