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1838 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-87, Restrike

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1838
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Early Republic Patterns (1792-1859)
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Composition
Copper
Diameter
38.1mm
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$20,000
Sold
Grade
PR
Auction house
Stack's

Description

The 1838 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-87, Restrike is the copper, plain-edge striking of the 1838 Gobrecht dollar. uspatterns.com describes it as a fantasy restrike, struck the late 1860s and the mid-1870s to sell to collectors, in die alignment III, and records two examples, one in the Byron Reed collection at the Durham Museum and one at the American Numismatic Society. Reference data: struck in copper with a plain edge, rated R-8. Catalogued as Judd-87, Pollock-96.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-87; Pollock-96

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