1849 PG$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-115, Pollock-130, High R.7, MS62 PCGS. CAC....

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1849 Gold Dollar, Struck in Gold
Judd-115, MS62, One of Four Known
Hand-Engraved By James Longacre

1849 PG$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-115, Pollock-130, High R.7, MS62 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. 23.4 grains. A simply laid-out coin with a square central perforation. On the obverse, around the perforation, is the legend 1. DOLLAR. 1849. The reverse has a laurel wreath around the perforated center and outside that U. STATES OF AMERICA. Struck in gold with a plain edge.

Presumably, these patterns were hurriedly made because each piece was hand-engraved by James Longacre rather than being struck from dies. The perforation was apparently done to make the coin wider (16 mm. vs. 13 mm. for the regular-issue gold dollar) and to help make it easier to distinguish from the five cent piece. According to Saul Teichman of USPatterns.com, "It appears that Longacre used whatever alloy he could find to strike these and thus all attributions below are tentative." Four examples, including this one, are believed to exist in gold (compositions may vary), while another four are thought to be gold-plated silver.

This is the finest of the four gold examples of Judd-115. The others are graded MS61 PCGS, MS61 PCGS, and MS60 PCGS. None of them would have circulated, though they show evidence of handling. This one is lightly hairlined but the rich olive and red-gold surfaces are nevertheless warm and appealing.
Ex: Public Auction Sale (Lester Merkin, 9/1967), lot 495; ANA Sale (New England Rare Coin Auctions, 7/1979), lot 1288; Dallas and Newport Beach Sale (Heritage, 6/1987), lot 4564; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 6/1997), lot 6566.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 297U, PCGS# 11502, Greysheet# 12100)

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