1885 Dollar Patterns
Base
About This Coin
The 1885 Dollar Patterns page groups the dollar-size pieces dated 1885 in the Design Reform Patterns (1880-1942) series, struck at the Philadelphia Mint: Morgan dollars whose edge carries E PLURIBUS UNUM in raised letters, a test of a lettered-edge collar, in silver, copper and aluminum (J-1747 to J-1749), and aluminum strikings of the regular silver dollar and gold dollar dies (J-1750 and J-1751). The coin once listed as J-1750a is now certified as J-1748.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(5)
1885 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1747, Lettered Edge
1885 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1748
1885 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1749, Lettered Edge
1885 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-1750
1885 Proof Gold Dollar Pattern - J-1751
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