1836 Gobrecht Dollar - J-58 Restrike

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The 1836 Gobrecht Dollar - J-58 Restrike is a proof dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Gobrecht Dollars (1836-1839) series. 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. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 26.73 grams, 38.1 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #11217. Reference data: struck in silver with a plain edge, rated R-5. Catalogued as Judd-58, Pollock-61, A/W 46, Taxay EP78. earliest strikes in alignment IV circa 1858, later strikings in alignment III through the 1860s to mid 1870s.