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1872 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1206

Strike Type
1872 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

Year
1872
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873)
Designer
William Barber
Composition
Copper
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$48,000
Sold
Grade
PR65+BN
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1872 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1206 is a proof dollar pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873) series. Its obverse is William Barber's Amazonian design of Liberty seated beside a perched eagle with a shield and a sword, and its reverse an eagle standing on a shield; one feather of the eagle's right wing was left unfinished on the dollar die. The design was issued in sets of the quarter, half dollar and dollar in silver, copper and aluminum, and the name Amazonian goes back to the 1890 New York sale of the Lorin G. Parmelee collection. It is struck in copper with a reeded edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-7. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1346, Adams-Woodin 1256 and Taxay EP861. Cataloged as PCGS #61477.

Rarity Notes

R-7 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-1206; Pollock-1346; Adams-Woodin 1256; Taxay EP861

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