1884 $10 Ten Dollar, Judd-1737, Pollock-1948, R.8, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS....

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1884 Ten Dollar in Copper
Judd-1737, PR66 Red and Brown
Unique Off-Metal Strike

1884 $10 Ten Dollar, Judd-1737, Pollock-1948, R.8, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Ex: Simpson. From regular-issue 1884 eagle dies, but struck in copper with a reeded edge. Judd-1737 -- the pattern offered here -- is a one-off. According to the USPatterns.com website, "... this is believed to have been deliberately struck as part of the unique copper set from the quarter to double eagle, including the rare 1884 trade dollar, presented to A.M. Smith, who authored the Mint's visitors guides." M.H. Bolender later offered Smith's collection in February 1936, where this piece was sold as lot 33. It has appeared at public auction just twice in the last 50 years after Stack's sale of the Dr. Conway A. Bolt Collection in April 1966. We would not be surprised to see it disappear into strong hands once again.

Both sides exhibit expected pinpoint sharpness. Glossy surfaces are evenly mellowed in beautiful sunset-orange tones with vibrant shades of cobalt-blue, violet, and magenta that become even more pronounced when the coin is rotated beneath a light source. Only a few trivial flecks of carbon are noted, including one southwest of the first 8 and another near the rim between stars 5 and 6.
Ex: Presented to A.M. Smith by Mint Superintendent A. Louden Snowden (1884); A.M. Smith Collection / 101st Auction Sale (M.H. Bolender, 2/1936), lot 29; 122nd Auction Sale (M.H. Bolender, 2/1939), lot 946; unknown intermediaries; Dr. Conway A. Bolt Collection (Stack's, 4/1966), lot 1718; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2006), lot 3717; Dr. Tory Prestera Collection(Stack's, 6/2007), lot 1584.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 72167, Greysheet# 15110)

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