1836 PG$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-67 Original, Pollock-70, R.5, PR67+ Cameo PCGS....

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1836 Gobrecht Gold Dollar in Gold
Judd-67 Original, PR67+ Cameo

1836 PG$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-67 Original, Pollock-70, R.5, PR67+ Cameo PCGS. Ex: Simpson. Christian Gobrecht both designed and engraved the dies for this gold dollar pattern. The influence of Mexican coinage is clearly seen on the obverse design showing a Liberty cap surrounded by rays of glory. The reverse features the denomination 1 D. within a coiled palm frond, with the date below and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above. Struck in coin gold with a 10% copper alloy and a plain edge in coin alignment.

These 1836 gold dollar patterns were struck both contemporaneously and at a later date, and in other metals. The restrikes are believed to be in medallic alignment. One was overstruck on an 1859 gold dollar, which would definitively date restrikes to 1859 at the earliest. The originals were struck by March 14, 1836, according to Walter Breen. Saul Teichman of USPatterns.com estimates that about three dozen representatives of Judd-67 are known, including roughly half a dozen that are permanently housed in institutional collections like the Smithsonian. This is an Original example of the first gold pattern and is highly collectible as such.

The surfaces of this Superb Gem Cameo offering display rich reddish-gold color and the fields show remarkable depth of reflectivity, which is set against the frosted devices. A tiny lint mark below the lower right obverse ray and areas of planchet roughness on the reverse serve as identifying characteristics. Exceptional quality along with unparalleled historical and numismatic significance. Population: 1 in 67 (1 in 67+) Cameo, 0 finer (11/23).
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2016), lot 4422.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26VC, PCGS# 411795, Greysheet# 373480)

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