1872 Proof Three Dollar Pattern - J-1236

Coin Details

Auction Record

$40,250 PR65 08-18-2011 Stack's Bowers

Description

The copper companion to J-1235, this three-dollar pattern renders the Indian Princess design in warm ungilded base metal. Without the gold coloring of the production coin or the gilding used on some pattern variants, the copper three-dollar pattern reveals the design's sculptural form in its most honest visual state, stripped of chromatic associations and dependent solely on relief and composition for its artistic effect.

Rarity Notes

R-6 to R-7. Approximately 10-15 examples estimated.

Cross References

Judd-1236, Pollock-1372