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1870 Proof Dime Pattern - J-850

Strike Type
1870 Proof Dime Pattern - J-850

Coin Details

Year
1870
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Standard Silver Patterns (1870)
Composition
Other

Auction Record

$2,860 PR65 06-10-1991 Bowers & Merena

Description

A plain-edge silver striking sharing the ornamented headband obverse and Standard wreath reverse with J-849. This is the variety from the Bob R. Simpson Collection that Coin World highlighted as "part of a long-overlooked series" when it sold at auction, helping to draw modern collector attention to the 1870 Standard Silver dime patterns as a distinct collecting area. The deep, original toning often found on well-preserved examples of these silver patterns testifies to over 150 years of careful stewardship by successive generations of pattern collectors.

Rarity Notes

R-6. Estimated 13-30 examples survive.

Cross References

Judd-850, Pollock-957

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