1999 Proof Dollar Pattern - J-2187

Coin Details

Auction Record

$4,200 PR62 12-18-2022 Heritage Auctions

Description

A proof dollar pattern from 1999 bearing the Judd J-2187 designation, representing a distinct design concept or significant die variation in the Sacagawea dollar development program. Positioned between J-2185 and J-2188 in the catalog sequence, J-2187 documents another configuration evaluated during the selection process. The Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee reviewed multiple candidate designs during 1998 and 1999, and each promising concept was translated into pattern coins that allowed committee members to evaluate the design as a physical object rather than a drawing. The proof format in which J-2187 was struck indicates this piece was intended for careful examination by decision-makers, with the mirror fields and frosted devices providing the highest possible level of design clarity. The 1999 dollar pattern series, taken as a whole, represents one of the best-documented modern design competitions in American numismatics, with the various Judd numbers preserving the range of options that were considered before Glenna Goodacre's Sacagawea design was selected in May 1999.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (Extremely Rare). Individual Judd numbers from the 1999 dollar competition survive in very limited quantities.

Cross References

Judd J-2187