(1977-78) Dollar Pattern - RB-1030, GOULD

Coin Details

Description

Reed-Brenner 1030 is a Gould Inc. dollar-sized experimental pattern representing a copper-nickel alloy composition with a catalog number that indicates it sits in the early range of the Gould alloy spectrum. The jump from RB-1005 to RB-1030 indicates that intermediate catalog numbers (RB-1010, RB-1015, RB-1020, RB-1025) may exist in the Reed-Brenner reference as compositions that were tested in blank form but not necessarily struck as dollar patterns, or that were assigned numbers but not produced. The numbering system in the Reed-Brenner catalog is not strictly sequential in the sense that every number corresponds to a surviving struck piece; some numbers represent alloy formulations that were documented in laboratory records but may not have advanced to the pattern-striking stage. RB-1030 was among those compositions deemed sufficiently promising to warrant production of struck specimens for the Mint's evaluation. The complete testing protocol involved measuring each alloy against ten or more distinct performance criteria, from initial production costs through projected twenty-year circulation durability.

Rarity Notes

R-7 to R-8. Very rare. No NGC census image available for this piece, indicating extremely limited population data.

Cross References

Reed-Brenner RB-1030; Gould Inc. experimental program; cf. RB-1000/RB-1005 (earlier Gould dollar compositions), RB-1050 through RB-1700 (later compositions)