1849 Proof Double Eagle Pattern - J-118
Strike TypeCoin Details
Description
Judd-118 is the 1849 double eagle design struck in gilt brass with a reeded edge. uspatterns.com describes it as a fantasy piece restruck for Philadelphia collector Robert Coulton Davis and untraced since the Woodside sale of 1892; Wikipedia also records a gilt brass 1849 piece struck later for Davis. The gold original, Judd-117, is in the Smithsonian. Reference data: struck in brass with a reeded edge, rated unique. Catalogued as Judd-118, Pollock-133, A/W 106.
Rarity Notes
unique (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-118; Pollock-133; Adams-Woodin 106
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