Patterns
1870 $1 Dollar, Judd-1014, Pollock-1148, Low R.7, PR64 Cameo NGC. The obverse features Liberty, as an Indian princess, facing left. One hand rests on a globe with LIBERTY inscribed, while the other supports a Liberty pole. Behind her are two flags, one displaying 22 stars. An arc of 13 stars surrounds the central figure, with the date below. Longacre's signature is located below the base. The reverse die is from the same design used in regular-issue coinage for 1870. Struck in silver with a reeded edge. This obverse / reverse die pairing was struck in silver, copper, and aluminum and in both plain and reeded edge variants. Fewer than a dozen examples are believed known of this pattern. This is a magnificent example whose surfaces are all-brilliant. The fields are deeply reflective and the devices noticeably frosted, yielding a stark cameo contrast.
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