1852

1871 $5 Five Dollar, Judd-1171, Pollock-1313, R.8, Alu

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:19,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1871 $5 Five Dollar, Judd-1171, Pollock-1313, R.8, Alu
<B>1871<$5> Five Dollar, Judd-1171, Pollock-1313, R.8, PR64 PCGS.</B></I> Regular dies for the Coronet half eagle, struck in aluminum with a reeded edge. An extremely rare coin that is seldom offered at auction or privately. There is verdigris on Liberty's head, hidden by her hair and crown. The present example is the only Judd-1313 certified by either major service and is the plate coin on USPatterns.com web page. On that important reference web page, they state that "3 to 4 are believed to exist" in aluminum. Andrew Pollock in his<I> United States Patterns and Related Issues</B></I> lists a single confirmed specimen, the example from the Arnold sale by Bowers and Merena, which appears not to match the present coin. Another Pollock reference notes an example in the unplated King Farouk Palace sale, which may be the present coin or the Arnold example. Pollock also lists an appearance in a Stack's sale from February 1977, but that coin was struck in copper and is not this pattern issue. Other examples may exist in collections that have never crossed the auction block or are otherwise unreported in the major references. Regardless of the true rarity, whether two or a few more examples, this is a classic American rarity and certain to be the highlight of any reference pattern collection. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:1852 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>