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1838 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-89, 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
$27,600
Sold
Grade
PR63
Auction house
Bowers & Merena

Description

The 1838 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-89, Restrike pairs the 1838 Gobrecht dollar obverse with the starry reverse of 1836, struck in copper with a plain edge. uspatterns.com describes it as a fantasy piece struck for a collector in die alignment III between the late 1860s and the mid-1870s and records a single example, now at the American Numismatic Society. Reference data: struck in copper with a plain edge, rated unique. Catalogued as Judd-89, Pollock-99.

Rarity Notes

unique (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-89; Pollock-99

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