1878 $1 J-1550b, RB PR(PCGS#11106)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍賣行

Stack's Bowers

批號

2303

等級

PR65RB

價格

15,860

詳細說明

<strong>Obv:</strong> Virtually identical to the design that the Mint adopted for regular issue Morgan dollar production in 1878. The point of the neck truncation is closer to star 1 than to digit 1 in the date, the wheat leaf at the top of Liberty's cap is below the left edge of the letter R in PLURIBUS, and the designer's initial M is raised on Liberty's neck instead of incuse. <strong>Rev:</strong> Similar to the adopted design, although there are only three leaves on the branch in the eagle's talon and the wing attachments to the eagle's torso are "fan shaped" instead of notched. Fiery deep orange with lively rose, electric blue, and orange toning highlights. A tiny spot is seen in the field near the juncture of Liberty's hair and forehead, which serves as a useful identifier for provenance purposes.<p>This is a perennially popular type that enjoys equally strong demand among advanced Morgan dollar collectors and dedicated pattern enthusiasts. The first prototype of what would eventually become George T. Morgan's famous silver dollar feature only three leaves on the reverse branch and "fanshaped" wing attachments for the eagle. According to Roger Burdette (as related on the <em>uspatterns.com</em> website), the Mint struck at least 50 silver impressions of both this type (Judd-1550a) and its notched-wing counterpart (Judd-1550) between December 1, 1877 and January 2, 1878. Copper examples were also produced, the extant population for the Judd-1550b/Pollock-1726 die combination offered here on the order of only half a dozen specimens.