1836 Gobrecht Dollar - Alignment II & IV

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The 1836 Gobrecht Dollar - Alignment II & IV is a proof dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Gobrecht Dollars (1836-1839) series. Bowers records a second striking of 600 from the same dies on March 31, 1837, in medal turn; R.W. Julian has since argued that these were destroyed. 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 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 26.73 grams, 39 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #11226.