1873 $20 Double Eagle, Judd-1345, Pollock-1489, PR66+ Cameo PCGS. CAC....

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1873 Double Eagle in Aluminum
Judd-1345, PR66+ Cameo
Ex: Boosel-Bass

1873 $20 Double Eagle, Judd-1345, Pollock-1489, PR66+ Cameo PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. The design is that of the regular-issue double eagle proof for the year 1873. Struck in aluminum with a reeded edge. Although USPatterns.com reports that two to four examples of Judd-1345 may exist, we believe that number is most likely at the lower end of that limited spectrum.

As of this writing, only two distinct representatives have appeared publicly since 1999. This PCGS-graded Premium Gem showed up as part of the Bass holdings, where it was graded PR66 by PCGS (now PR66+ Cameo as part of the Simpson Collection). It had previously been offered as part of Harry X Boosel's "Mr. 1873" set. The other Judd-1345 pattern offered at auction within the last few decades was an NGC-graded PR66 coin in Bowers and Merena's March 2006 Baltimore auction (lot 2212). Other appearances of Judd-1345 include King Farouk's Palace Collections of Egypt sale in 1954, Stack's sale of the Dr. Conway A. Bolt Collection in April 1966 (lot 1686), and Bowers and Ruddy's March 1981 sale of the Roy Harte Collection, Part II (lot 663). Those two latter offerings were of the same coin. Although that piece, the Farouk coin, this example, and the Bowers and Merena 2006 representative may each be distinct, that seems unlikely.
The visual quality on display here is a match for its nearly unimprovable technical preservation, and both PCGS and CAC have recognized that with Pluses and stickers. The coin is entirely black-and-white without any contact of note. A fabulous rarity with a great pedigree to boot.
Ex: Harry X Boosel Collection (RARCOA, 4/1972), lot 705; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1411.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 535371, GSID# 373477)

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