Patterns
1873 T$1 Trade Dollar, Judd-1316, Pollock-1459, High R.7, PR58 NGC. The obverse shows Liberty next to a globe, with 13 stars around and the date below. The reverse has a defiant eagle perched on a rock, with a scroll and motto below; TRADE DOLLAR and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA are around the periphery, along with two stars. E PLURIBUS UNUM is set into the field above the eagle's head; 420 GRAINS and 900 FINE. are below the scroll and above TRADE DOLLAR. Modified from a design of Joseph Alexis Bailly by William Barber, and struck in silver with a plain edge. This is a rare plain edge variant. Each side is brilliant except for light color over the denticles. Deeply mirrored fields. Only slight friction is noted.
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