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1872 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1207

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
Aluminum
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$218,500
Sold
Grade
PR65
Auction house
Stack's

Description

The 1872 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1207 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. Three examples are known in aluminum. It is struck in aluminum with a reeded edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-8. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1347, Adams-Woodin 1257 and Taxay EP862. Cataloged as PCGS #61478.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-1207; Pollock-1347; Adams-Woodin 1257; Taxay EP862

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