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| Name: |
1859 pattern 25¢. J-234, P-281. Rarity-7-. |
| Description: |
Silver. Reeded edge. A handsome sharply struck Gem example, attractively toned in blue,
gold, and violet, with some hints of original silvery brilliance at the centers. The
obverse has the regular-issue Liberty design. The reverse features a perched eagle motif
attributed to Mint Engraver Anthony Paquet. The lettering of the reverse is distinctive,
closely resembling the font employed on Paquet's double eagle reverses of 1861. No more
than a dozen examples of the variety are thought to exist. The late Stack's cataloguer
Carl W.A. Carlson, when he catalogued this specimen years ago, had the following comments:
"Only five auction records in the 1972-1984 period; of these, the Heritage February
1984 offering was previously in the NERCA April 1980 sale, and we believe that two of the
other three represent one other specimen. Based on auction data reaching back more than a
century, we believe that there are only 4-5 specimens in existence." Although, a few
more examples may have come out of the "woodwork" during the 20 plus years, the
J-234 is still esteemed as one of the rarest and most distinctive pattern varieties of the
era.NGC Census: 1; 1 finer (Proof-66).From Kreisberg and Schulman's sale of April 1967,
Lot 1178; From our sale of June 1986, Lot 502.
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| Price: |
$3,300.00 (2007-03-20) |
| Original page: |
http://www.stacks.com/lotdetail.aspx?lri
d=AN00054931
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