(1852) PG$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-136, Pollock-163, High R.7 PR66 PCGS....

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(1852) Annular Gold Dollar, Judd-136, PR66
From a Seated Dime Reverse Die

(1852) PG$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-136, Pollock-163, High R.7 PR66 PCGS. Ex: Wilkison-Simpson. This is the first of the annular-format gold dollars. The obverse is blank save for border dentils. The reverse used an existing reverse die for dimes and shows the statutory legend with the outer leaf edges from the wreath and the ribbon and stem ends. Struck in gold, perforated in the center, with a reeded edge. Additional research may permit identification of the specific reverse die used for this pattern. A die line begins at a dentil below the left ribbon end, grazes the tip of the left stem, and continues through the center of the U to the top left upright of the N in UNITED. A small die chip fills part of the upper curve of the first S. A small die defect is attached to the upper left serif of the R in AMERICA.

A similar variety, attributed as Judd-135, was produced from a half dime reverse die, intended as a perforated gold half dollar. The present essentially flawless Premium Gem has brilliant yellow-gold surfaces with hints of peach toning and rich orange borders on each side. Slight weakness is noted at the border below the ribbon and stem ends. All other details are sharply defined. Saul Teichman identifies five examples of this pattern variety including one in the Smithsonian Institution and the present piece that has the longest provenance.
Ex: Dewitt Smith; Virgil M. Brand (Journal ID#46971); Horace Brand; F.C.C. Boyd; Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Dr. John E. Wilkison; Paramount International Coin Corporation; later, LRIS Collection (Superior, 1/2008), lot 658; Bob R. Simpson.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2992, PCGS# 11577, Greysheet# 12139)

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