1836 Gobrecht Dollar - Alignment I

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The 1836 Gobrecht Dollar - Alignment I is a proof dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Gobrecht Dollars (1836-1839) series. This is the December 1836 issue, struck in coin turn with the eagle flying upward (alignment I). The obverse features Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap in her left hand and a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her right, with no stars around her, and the reverse displays an eagle in flight amid 26 stars. First year of the Gobrecht Dollar. On the original strikings the eagle flies upward when the coin is turned over; on the restrikes it flies level. The Mint delivered 1,000 of the name-on-base dollars for circulation on December 31, 1836. The eagle design was later adapted for the Flying Eagle Cent. As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements. Struck in 89.24% silver, 10.76% copper, weighing 26.96 grams (416 grains), 39 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #11225.