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1879 S$1 Goloid Metric Dollar, Judd-1626, Pollock-1822 1879[img border='0' src='http://www.heritagec

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:51.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1879 S$1 Goloid Metric Dollar, Judd-1626, Pollock-1822 1879[img border='0' src='http://www.heritagec
<B>1879<img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10>$1> Goloid Metric Dollar, Judd-1626, Pollock-1822, R.4, PR62 PCGS.</B></I> William Barber's design for the Goloid Metric dollar with a large head of Liberty on the obverse, paired with a reverse that carries numerous statutory as well as elemental inscriptions. A circle of stars about the central inscriptions breaks the otherwise continuous wording. Struck in goloid (5.46% gold, 84.54% silver, 10.00% copper) with a reeded edge. Goloid was an alloy patented by Dr. Wheeler Hubbell and it consisted of gold, silver, and copper in various proportions. The idea behind goloid was to make the silver dollar smaller and lighter, and also to create the famous four dollar gold piece or stella for use as an international coinage. The deep gray and blue toning on each side helps mask the underlying hairlines that account for the grade of this piece. Although the insert states that this was a Pittman coin, we could not locate it in the Pittman catalogs.