LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Jan. FUN Signature Coin Auction #454  / 

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1878 $5 Five Dollar, Judd-1573, Pollock-1762,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1878 $5 Five Dollar, Judd-1573, Pollock-1762,
<B>1878 $5 Five Dollar, Judd-1573, Pollock-1762, Low R.7, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS.</B></I> Judd-1573 is one of several different 1878 five dollar patterns, many of which (including Judd-1573) were designed by George T. Morgan. Judd-1566 through Judd-1573a are similar, but Judd-1573 is identified by two characteristics. The required motto IN GOD WE TRUST is absent, and there are periods (or stops) between the peripheral legends on both the obverse and reverse. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. The Ninth Edition of Judd states the rarity is Low R.7, but the pattern appears rarer, as there are no prior Heritage auction appearances within the past decade.<BR> This is a splendid Premium Gem that exhibits substantial brick-red. The highpoints of the major devices have toned gunmetal-gray. There are no contact marks and hairlines, and carbon is minimal. The eagle's breast has a solitary horizontal roller mark, as present on the planchet prior to the strike. An important opportunity to obtain this elusive pattern.<BR><I>From The Pelican Bay Collection of Pattern Coins.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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