The following is the most complete listing of these patterns ever attempted. Questions or updates to this listing should be sent to me at Saul.Teichman@ey.com I have added estimated grades based on photos I possess or from the auctions they were sold in. Some coins described as choice may be gem. Photo links are provided - click on the Judd / Pollock numbers. Note: Any Judd or Pollock numbers missing from this listing are either unconfirmed or do not exist ! Many in the sixth & seventh editions of Judd were misinterpretations of the Scott catalog plates by Kosoff. These include J1509A-C, J1523A-B and J1541A-B, the latter pedigrees in Judd belonging to J1537-J1538 for example from the Scott Catalog although J1537 was mispedigreed and doesn’t exist. At least one example of each of the 44 known varieties listed below was offered between 1993 and 1999 – a first to my knowledge. Many of these patterns are on lightweight planchets leading to the possibility that they are actually copper which has been silver-plated. There are at least 5 or 6 coins of this year which are known to be silver-plated including the Garrett example of J1519. Another possibility for their being lightweight is that they were struck on leftover standard silver planchets from 1870. I believe that these planchets were used on coins struck early in the year. William Barber’s Sailors Head Design 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG65 dark toned (weighs 192.7 grains not 197.9 grains as in Pollock) 2) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, M.B. Simons, Sieck-81 ANA, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $26,450 - choice proof 1) Smithsonian - choice proof 2) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG63RB with a couple of spots on portrait 3) Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62 ?, 66 ANA, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa, Bass-HWBRF - gem proof mispedigreed in Pollock, the Bass Foundation inventory and the Bowers and Merena Sylloge of the Bass coins. 4) Judd, Numismatic Enterprises 2/66 ?, Kaplan, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, Tangible Assets (Coin World ad 2/93), Teletrade 3/3/93 as PCGS65RB, ANR 1/05 (not sold) - PCGS66RB 5) Dibello-Stacks 5/70 ?, Stacks Inventory in 1988, Auction 88 at $5775, Superior 10/89 as PCGS63BN at $9900, Superior 5/90 as PCGS63BN at $6325, Superior 10/91 at $6600 as PCGS64BN, B/M 8/96 (not sold) - PCSG64BN 6) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 - cleaned, lacquered 7) Queller - choice proof - Pollock plate, earlier pedigree uncertain at this time. The Numismatic Enterprises 2/66 coin is either #4 or #3; the Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62 coin may be #7 if it is not #3; Dibello’s may be an 8th. Head of P1664-P1669 appears to be the first Morgan head of this type and was used only on J1503 - J1507 Main Features: Less hair which doesn’t extend beyond cap edge, no initial ‘M’ on neck, first leaf points past ‘R’, third leaf touches letter ‘I’ in Pluribus. To view both obverses click here Note: All described as silver are apparently light in weight ! I have not weighed my circulated example. 1) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $12,650 as PCGS63, K. Goldman as NGC64, Superior 7/03 (not sold), ANR 12/03 (not sold) - NGC63 dipped medallic die alignment 1) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Sieck-81 ANA, Queller - choice proof (alignment 180 degrees) 2) JJ Teaparty-October 95 Coin World Ad, Saul Teichman - circulated & cleaned VF (alignment 170 or 190 degrees)for $2800 ! 1) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Kreisberg 6/56 ?, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $5060 – PCGS61RED cleaned, lacquered - Pollock plate, since rehabilitated - Superior 4/00 FPL as PCGS64BN (alignment 180 degrees) 2) Merkin 9/67 ?, Tangible Assets (in 2/93 Coin World), Teletrade 3/3/93, Marin, Saul Teichman in trade - PCGS65RED (alignment 170 or 190 degrees) 1) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $18,400, Superior 7/03 at $31,050, M. Hagen, R. Kay - PCGS65 2) Kelly 1941, Monroe, Champa-B/R 5/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $9775 – PCGS63, Superior 7/99 FPL, Superior 9/99 (not sold) - NGC63, 2002 ANA at $14,375, Heritage 1/07 at $25,300 - Pollock plate 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM - ICG65RB 2) Elder 5/6/08 lot 550 ? (could be J1505), Brand, Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Cox-Stacks 4/62, 66 ANA, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $13,750, ANR 7/05 at $63,250 - PCGS66RB Head of P1656-P1663 is the second Morgan head of this type and last of the 4 Morgan heads-J1503, J1504, J1506, J1509 only! Main features: Hair extends beyond cap at right, initial ‘M’ on neck, first leaf points to left edge of ‘R’, third leaf doesn’t touch base of ‘I’ in Pluribus. This is the obverse design, which ultimately was placed on the silver dollar. To view both obverses click here. This die has very distinct markers - chips/scratches & lint marks. The silver examples are the correct weight and were struck circa August-September either to test this obverse die with the other 3 reverses or, more likely, deliberately struck after the J1509 for sale to collectors. No copper examples of J1505 or J1507 were ever struck from this die!
1) Judd, Merkin 6/70, Bass-HWBRF – gem proof – Pollock plate 2) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Rothchild-Stacks 10/03 at $28,750, Queller - proof, cleaned and lacquered 3) Col Green, Taylor-NN61st, Sieck-81 ANA, Superior 7/93 at $22,000 - PCGS65 4) Empire Topics #3, Cox-Stacks 4/62 - choice proof 1) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54 ?, Empire Topics #3, Cox-Stacks 4/62 ?, MARCA 5/87 at $4300, B/M 5/92 at $11,550, later PCGS62, Superior 2/05 (not sold), ANR 6/05 (not sold), B/M 8/05 (not sold), B/M 10/05 (not sold), Goldberg 2/06 (bid to $19,550, not sold), Stacks 6/06 at $18,400, ANR-Stacks 11/06 (not sold), Goldberg 2/07 (bid to $19,550, not sold) - NGC63, cleaned & lacquered 2) Judd, Merkin 6/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $8625 – PCGS64 – Pollock plate 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Stacks 10/00 at $27,600, Superior 7/03 (not sold), M. Hagen - NGC66 The Empire Topics #3, Cox-Stacks 4/62 plate is poor. Farouk’s may also be #3. 1) Judd, Stacks 3/80, M. Hagen - PCGS65 2) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Sieck-81 ANA, Superior 7/93 at $23,100 - PCGS66 3) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, NASAC 6/86 - choice proof Unconfirmed, the only reference found for one of these was a checkmark by the Adams and Woodin number in H.O. Granberg's deluxe copy of the Adams and Woodin book sold as part of the Harry Bass library by George Kolbe. The example in Stacks 10/00 weighing only 183.1 grains was silverplated (J1509/P1663) and may represent a reappearance of the Granberg piece now properly attributed. 1) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Sieck-81 ANA, Rarcoa/Akers 8/91 at $11,000, Rarcoa 5/92 at $10,500 - PCGS64RB 2) Judd, Numismatic Enterprises 2/66 ?, Coronet Coin FPL, Hughes 7/80, Heritage 2/84, Superior 10/89 at $15,400, Tangible Assets, Teletrade 3/3/93, Marin - PCGS65RB 3) Lohr, Davidson-B/R 11/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $13,800 - PCGS65RB 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $5175 – PCGS62RED cleaned, lacquered - Pollock plate 183 grains 5) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 - cleaned, lacquered 6) Stacks 10/00 at $6325 - silverplated 183.1 grains, possibly the Granberg J1508/P1662 example mentioned above. 7) Superior 6/04 at $14,950, Heritage 2/05 at $16,100, ANR 7/05, Stacks 11/07 at $21,850 - NGC65BN possibly one of above. Head of P1674-P1675/J1510-J1511 I believe to be dated prior to head of P1656-P1663 but after head of P1664-P1669 ! Note: The silver examples are the correct weight as expected. These were believed struck circa August-September per research by R.W. Julian with a design inspired by J1545 and have Morgan's initial "M" on Liberty's neck. I believe they were struck prior to J1509. 1) Empire Topics #3, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Smithsonian 2) Judd, Merkin 6/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 as PCGS64 at $26,450, M. Hagen, private collection, ANR-Stacks 11/06 (not sold), Heritage 1/08 at $80,500 – PCGS65 3) Woodin, Newcomer, Boyd-5/46 Numismatic Gallery FPL, Kaplan, Taylor-NN61st, Stacks 1/94 at $13,200, Superior 5/94 at $17,600 as PCGS65, Novoselsky, Higman-Alterman, Alhambra/Hanks, Superior 5/04 at $40,250 now PCGS64 dipped 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 9/56, Merkin 9/67, Coronet Coin FPL - cleaned, lacquered 5) Queller – choice proof - Pollock plate 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG63RB with a couple of spots 2) Lohr, Davidson-B/R 11/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $13,800 - gem proof 3) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 10/55, Kagin 5/87 at $3850, Kagin 11/87 at $4400 - cleaned, lacquered 4) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Sieck-81 ANA - choice proof Head of P1676-P1687/J1512-J1523 believed to be first Morgan design dating to February 1877 per research by R. W. Julian Note: Most examples are the correct weight for J1512, J1514 & J1516. Those which are light may be suspect as to composition. If they are silver, then the correct weight examples may have been deliberately struck later in 1877 for sale to collectors. J1516 is often weakly struck in centers. 1) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $21,850, Kagins, Teletrade 4/10/99, R. Kay, ANR 9/03 (not sold), ANR 1/06 (not sold) – NGC65 2) Judd, Stacks 3/80, Superior 7/93 at $31,900 - PCGS66 3) Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Johnson-Hughes 1/79, Sieck-81 ANA - gem proof 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Queller - cleaned, lacquered 5) Kagin, Monroe, Champa-B/R 5/72, Stacks 2/78, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $21,850, Superior 7/99 FPL, M. Hagen - PCGS65 6) Shinkle-Morgenthau 4/32, Ivy 12/81, Melnick 11/83 - circulated VF !! 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG64RB 2) Mitchelson, CSL - gem proof 3) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $17,825, R. Kay, M. Hagen - PCGS66RB with scratch through Li 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $5750 – PCGS61RB cleaned & lacquered, porbably rehabbed since - see #11 below 5) Bluestone 8/38, Stacks 12/87 at $9900, Queller – choice proof - Pollock plate 6) Stacks 2/53, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 - choice proof 7) Hughes 7/80 - gem proof spot at rim above E of United and under O of Dollar 8) Heritage 2/84, Tangible Assets, Teletrade 3/3/93, Marin - PCGS65RB 9) Anderson/Dupont-Stacks 11/54, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $10,175, Heritage 4/05 at $29,900 - PCGS65BN 10) Heritage 1/04 at $18,400 - PCGS64RB appears to be different from any of the above unless it is #6. 11) Superior 5/04, Heritage 2/05 at $18,400, ANR 7/05 (not sold), Heritage 2/06 (not sold) - NGC65BN ("chocolatized" - ie recolored) Tim Larson notes that this pieces has traces of lacquer still visible so this could be #4 cleaned up 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG66 dark tone 2) Judd, 66 ANA ?, Coronet Coin FPL, Stacks 3/80, 82 ANA - gem proof 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $18,400 – PCGS64, Superior 7/99 FPL, Superior 9/99 (not sold) as NGC66, M. Hagen - PCGS65 4) Col Green, Taylor-NN61st, Champa-B/R 5/72, Stacks 2/78, K. Goldman, J. Notrica 5/90, Superior 7/93 at $22,550 - PCGS65 5) Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Champa-B/R 5/72, Stacks 2/78, Queller ? - choice proof - Pollock plate 6) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $23,000, K. Goldman, Superior 7/03 (not sold), ANR 12/03 at $32,200, Superior 4/04 (not sold), Heritage 8/04 (not sold), Heritage 1/05 (not sold), ANR 3/06 at $41,400 – NGC66 7) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Auction 87 at $6600, B/M 11/88 at $6380, Superior 5/90 at $5500, 90 ANA at $6200, Superior 2/91 (not sold) - PCGS61 - cleaned, lacquered (redipped before slabbing) The 66 ANA pedigree may belong to #5. 1) Fred-B/M 11/95 at $11,000, ANR 3/05 at $48,300 - PCGS66RB 2) Lohr, Davidson-B/R 11/76, Hughes 1979 FPLs, Hughes 1/80 - choice proof 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, 82 ANA, D. A. Holt - gem proof 4) Stacks 2/53, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Superior 10/89 as PCGS64RB at $13,200, Kingswood 2/97 at $10,175 as PCGS65RB 5) Evans-B/M 8/98 at $13,800, Heritage 9/98 FPL, Heritage 1/99 at $12,650, ANR 6/05 at $80,500!! – NGC67BN earlier pedigree uncertain 1) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, B/M 11/97 at $25,300 - PCGS65 fully struck 2) Judd, Merkin 6/70, Bass-HWBRF - gem proof weakly struck 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Sieck-81 ANA, Superior 7/93 at $26,400, D. Novoselsky as PCGS65, Kagins, Teletrade 4/10/99, Superior 7/03 at $33,925, ANR 1/06 at $43,700 – NGC66 weakly struck 4) Empire Topics #3, Cox-Stacks 4/62, B/M 9/88 at $16,500, Superior 10/89 at $30,800 as PCGS64, Superior 7/03 at $28,750 as NGC66, M. Hagen - PCGS65 weakly struck 5) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 10/55, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 – fully struck - cleaned, lacquered 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG63RB spotty especially on obverse 2) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $13,800 - gem proof 3) 71 ANA, Queller – gem proof - Pollock plate 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 10/55, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 - cleaned, lacquered 5) Terrell-B/R 5/73 - cleaned ? 6) Coronet Coin FPL, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, Superior 10/92 (not sold), 96 ANA (not sold), B/M 8/98 at $12,650, R. Shippee - PCGS65RB 7) Stacks 10/88 at $6050, Superior 10/89 at $15,950, Auction 90 at $17,000, Tangible Assets, Teletrade 3/3/93, Marin, 94 ANA at $9900 - PCGS65RB 8) Fred-B/M 11/95 at $9900, Heritage 7/03 at $18,400, M. Hagen - PCGS65RB Merkin 9/67 probably duplicates #6 or #8. Boosel-Rarcoa 4/72 may duplicate either #7 or #8 or is a 9th. The following 6 patterns appear to be mules but Robert Julian found documentation suggesting that these reverses were created prior to the creation of the obverse used for J1503-J1507. At the time of his research, however, it was not recognized that there were in fact two obverse dies created for those patterns. Please note that the silver examples are all light in weight. 1) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I as J1518 (withdrawn), Garrett II, Superior 6/92, B/M 5/93 as PCGS62, Heritage 7/03 (not sold), ANR 9/03 (not sold), B/M 12/03 as NGC63 at $17,250, M. Hagen, ANR 12/05 (not sold), Heritage 2/06 at $20,125 (175 grains but specific gravity is 10.34 and SEM-EDX testing showed it to be 81.8% silver, 8.2% copper) 1) Judd, Stacks 3/80, Hughes 7/80, Superior 2/82 MBS - choice proof but stained on rims 2) Lohr, Davidson-B/R 11/76, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $11,500 – PCGS64RB - Pollock plate 3) Evans-B/M 8/98 at $13,800, Kagins, Teletrade 4/10/99, Teletrade 8/2/99, Superior 3/00 (not sold), Heritage 1/01 at $17,250, Heritage 1/07 at $37,375 - NGC66BN earlier pedigree uncertain One of these is ex-Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 9/56 - probably #3. 1) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, K. Goldman, D. Novoselsky as PCGS64, Kagins, Superior 7/03 at $108,100, Pogue - NGC66 1) Judd, Numismatic Enterprises 2/66, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa-B/R 5/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $12,650, Superior 7/99 FPL, Superior 9/99 (not sold), M. Hagen – PCGS66RB double struck on obverse about 5 degrees off 2) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 3/55 ?, Davidson-B/R 11/76, B/R 9/84, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $7480, Superior 2/05 (not sold), ANR 6/05 (not sold), B/M 8/05, Goldberg 2/06 (bid to $16,100, not sold), Stacks 6/06 at $16,100 – PCGS63RB, cleaned - Pollock plate 3) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $12,650 - gem proof (medallic die alignment) 4) Anderson/Dupont-Stacks 11/54 - same as #1 ? The Farouk, Bolender 3/55 could be Judd’s with the Anderson/Dupont-Stacks 11/54 example being #2. The cleaning determined my pedigree. 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM - ICG64 dipped 2) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Sieck-81 ANA, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $11,500 as PCGS63, Superior 7/03 at $57,500 as NGC64 - Pollock plate 1) Lohr?, Merkin 9/67, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa-B/R 5/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $12,650, K. Goldman, M. Hagen – PCGS67BN 2) Superior 10/92 at $17,050, B/M 3/96 at $10,450, Heritage 5/97 FPL - PCGS65RB 3) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76 ?, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $16,100 – gem proof (medallic die alignment) 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 10/55?, Bass-HWBRF – condition not reported – this coin is no longer in the HWBRF – same as #2? The Lohr and Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 10/55 pedigrees may be reversed or may belong to only one coin. Woodin owned at least 2-duplicate sold in Adams 2/11 sale. Barber’s Large Head This design was apparently created to compete with Morgan’s eagle on shield designs (J1503-J1507 and J1519-J1523). Two obverse dies were used on these. To view both obverses side by side, click here. Head of Pollock 1692-1693 is probably the first Barber head of this type .Date low with last 7 almost touching dentelle. The silver example is light in weight. 1) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $12,650 – PCGS64 - Pollock plate 1) Rarcoa 2/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $18,400 – PCGS67RB Head of Pollock 1690-1691 is probably the second Barber head of this type .Date high with last 7 further from dentelle and leaves above Liberty’s head slightly different from above with finer lines added: Both leaf styles used on the Goloid Dollars of 1878-1880 ! The silver examples are the correct weight. 1) Judd, Ivy 12/76 – proof 60+ 2) Merkin 6/70, Champa-B/R 5/72, Johnson-Hughes 1/79, Hughes 1/80 - choice proof 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $12,650 – PCGS63, Superior 7/99 FPL, Heritage 1/07 at $20,125 - NGC64 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Stacks 3/05 at $8625 - cleaned, lacquered 5) Hughes 7/80, Ivy 12/80 - choice proof 6) Stacks 9/94 at $9625, Superior 7/03 at $11,500 - NGC62 cleaned, retoned 7) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU duplicate, Superior 2/77, Evans-B/M 8/98 where misdescribed as P1692 at $12,650 – choice proof 1) 53 ANA, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 – gem proof but lacquered 2) Champa-B/R 5/72, Terrell-B/R 5/73, Sieck-81 ANA, Stacks Inventory in 1988, Auction 88 at $5280 - choice proof 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Champa-B/R 5/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $9775 – PCGS65RB 4) Coronet Coin FPL?, Champa-B/R 5/72, Nerca 11/77, Stacks 2/78, 80 ANA, Heritage 2/84 - choice proof 5) ANS - choice proof 6) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM - ICG64RB 7) B/R 11/83, Fredericks-Heritage 1/04 at $10,925, ANR 1/06 at $21,850 - PCGS63RB 8) Merkin 9/67, Merkin 6/71, Queller – choice proof - Pollock plate Boosel-Rarcoa 4/72 (photo too dark for attribution purposes) may duplicate #7 or #8 or be a 9th. There are many other listings for this pattern. William Barber’s Helmeted Liberty Design Note: The silver examples are the correct weight for J1526 & J1528. All of the J1530s are light and were probably struck earlier in the year. J1526 an obvious mule with ‘In God We Trust’ on both sides & J1528 may have been deliberately struck for sale to collectors. J1527/P1695 is not confirmed to exist ! 1) Judd, Stacks 3/80, Stacks 6/99, Superior 7/03 (not sold), M. Hagen - NGC66 2) Woodin, Newcomer, Col Green, Taylor-NN61st, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $16,100 – PCGS65 - Pollock plate – dipped long ago 3) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $10,350, Heritage 1/04 at $24,150 - PCGS62 4) Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Boosel, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $14,850 as PCGS64, Novoselsky, Higman-Alterman, Alhambra/Hanks, Superior 4/00 FPL, B/M 10/00 (not sold and was mispedigreed as the Bass coin), Heritage 1/07 at $40,250 - NGC66 Note: Coin World ad photo for this and J1528 were stock photos from B/M 8/98. 1) Judd, Merkin 6/70, Bass-HWBRF – gem proof - Pollock plate 2) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Johnson-Hughes 1/79 later to K. Goldman, ANR 12/03 at $32,200 - PCGS65 3) Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Christie’s 9/88 at $15,950, Auction 89 at $19,250, Novoselsky, Higman-Alterman, Alhambra/Hanks, Saul Teichman, private collection, Superior 7/03 at $29,900, M. Hagen, traded for J1526, Heritage 11/03 at $42,550 – NGC65 4) Kagin, Monroe, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, Evans-B/M8/98 at $14,950 as proof 63 1) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA - cleaned 2) Tangible Assets, Teletrade 3/3/93, ANR 7/05 at $52,900 - PCGS65BN ("chocolatized" - ie recolored possibly the same as #1 above) 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG65 dark tone 2) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Sieck-81 ANA, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $28,750 - gem proof 3) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $18,400, ANR 9/03 at $29,325, S. Manson - PCGS64CAM 4) Newcomer-Morgenthau 6/32, Boyd-5/46 Numismatic Gallery FPL, Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 3/57, Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, 66 ANA, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $6037.50, Superior 7/99 FPL, Superior 9/99 at $6325 - PCGS60 cleaned, badly hairlined 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG64RB 2) Stickney, Mitchelson, CSL - gem proof 3) Kreisberg 11/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $17,250, Heritage 2/01 at $17,250 – PCGS66RB 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 3/55 ?, Lohr ?, Davidson-B/R 11/76 - cleaned ? - Pollock plate 5) Dibello-Stacks 5/70 ?, Sieck-81 ANA, Rubin - NGC64RB stolen 6) Kosoff 11/55, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Heritage 6/97-6/98 FPL, K. Goldman as NGC65RB, Superior 2/02 (not sold), Heritage 1/07 at $28,750 - PCGS65RB lacquered ? Dibello’s or Lohr’s may duplicate #3. Stickney pedigree from H. Chapman bidbook sold in C. Davis 3/97 sale. NGC shows an example graded as NGC63RB which may duplicate #4 or could be a 7th. Head by William Barber Note: Die has 8 in date cut over a 1 caused by date initially being started too far to the right. Please note that the J1534A is light in weight. The J1535 are the correct weight and may have been deliberately struck later in the year for sale to collectors. Note: J1532 is not believed to exist ! 1) Elder’s 17th sale, Brand, Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Judd, Numismatic Enterprises 2/66 ?, 66 ANA, Coronet Coin FPL, Merkin 2/71, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $6037.50 – PCGS60RB cleaned, lacquered, since rehabilitated - Heritage 1/07 (not sold), Heritage 1/08 at $23,000 - PCGS63BN 2) Elder’s 37th sale, Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Coronet Coin FPL, Merkin 6/71, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $10,350 - choice proof but cleaned with lamination through date and lower right obverse. Merkin believed that #2 was ex-Farouk but it is highly probable that Judd’s 3 copper of this type - all cleaned and lacquered - were Farouk’s. 1) Cogan in 1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, 87 ANA at $23,100, Superior 10/89 at $35,200, D. Novoselsky as PCGS64, Kagins, Superior 7/03 at $79,350 - NGC65 - Pollock plate 1) Woodin-1914 ANS, Newcomer, Boyd, Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Judd, Numismatic Enterprises 2/66, Coronet Coin FPL, Merkin 6/71, Hughes 1979 FPLs, Hughes 10/79 - cleaned, lacquered 2) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $13800, Kagins – PCGS66RB 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG65 dark tone 2) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Auction 89 at $37,400, D. Novoselsky as PCGS64, Kagins, Superior 7/03 (not sold), ANR 12/03 at $35,650 - NGC65 3) Superior 6/81, Auction 82, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $8050 – PCGS60 - Pollock plate 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM - ICG64RB with high wire edge on obverse 2) Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62 ?, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa-B/R 5/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $12,650 – PCGS66RB 3) Anderson/Dupont-Stacks 11/54, Merkin 9/67, Fred-B/M 11/95, Saul Teichman at $10,175 - PCGS65RB 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Judd, Stacks 3/80, Stacks 1/90 at $6600, Queller - cleaned, lacquered The 66 ANA, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa duplicate is either #4 or #3. Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62 may belong to #3 instead of #2. William Barber’s Capped Liberty Design These designs were apparently created to compete with Morgan’s designs with the eagle on tablet reverses (J1512-J1517) as well as Morgan’s Liberty cap designs. The obverse die has a scratch from the rim to the head of Liberty to the left of the letter 'I' in 'In'. 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM - ICG64RB 2) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 10/55 ?, Lohr, Cox-Stacks 4/62, Coronet Coin FPL, Champa-B/R 5/72, Sieck-81 ANA, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $6160, Superior 2/05 (not sold) - PCGS62RB, cleaned, lacquered now rehabilitated, ANR 1/06 (not sold), Heritage 3/06 at $22,425 now PCGS64BN 3) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Judd, 66 ANA ?, Coronet Coin FPL, Merkin 2/71, Champa, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $6325 – PCGS60RB - Pollock plate – cleaned, lacquered now rehabilitated, Teletrade 7/21/99, Teletrade 8/11/99, Teletrade 9/1/99, Teletrade 9/29/99, Teletrade 10/20/99, Teletrade 11/10/99 at $12,075, 2002 ANA at $16,100 now NGC64BN 4) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Champa-B/R 5/72, Stacks 2/78, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $13,800, Saul Teichman - NGC64RED 66 ANA may belong with #2. Merkin 2/71 sale had pedigrees of #2 and #3 reversed. Overlooked by Adams and/or Woodin ?, it was first described in Elder’s 5/6/08 sale (lot 521 to Virgil Brand) which was prior to the Adams & Woodin book. Its first cited occurance as being different from J1539/P1708 was by Wayte Raymond in Morgenthau’s 4/32 Shinkle sale. An example (same as Shinkle’s?) was plated in Morgenthau’s 5/35 sale and is probably #2 in the above list. It appears that both #2 and #3 are ex Farouk as two examples were listed with the Adams & Woodin number for J1539 in Sotheby’s 1954 Farouk sale. See J1539/P1708 listing below ! Note: J1537 is not believed to exist ! 1) Maris 6/1886 ?, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Rothchild-Stacks 10/03 at $41,400, Queller - gem proof 2) Cogan in 1883 ?, Garrett-JHU duplicate, Superior 2/77, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $14,950 - PCGS63 – Pollock plate listed under J1539/P1708 in error 3) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bolender 9/58, Cox-Stacks 4/62, 78 ANA, Evans-B/M 8/98 at $9775, Kagins, Teletrade 4/10/99, Teletrade 3/6/00, Teletrade 8/16/00 at $9800 – PCGS62 cleaned The early pedigrees on the Garrett coins may need to be reversed. 1) Judd, Numismatic Enterprises 2/66, Stacks 3/80, Hughes 7/80, Tangible Assets, Teletrade 3/3/93, Marin, 94 ANA at $11,825 - bought back Marin - PCGS65BN now NGC66BN 2) Anderson/Dupont-Stacks 11/54, Stacks 9/99 at $11,500, Heritage 11/03 at $32,200 - NGC65RED Note: The 2 examples listed in the Farouk sale appear under J1538/P1706. Anthony Paquet’s Design This was apparently created to compete with Barber’s heraldic eagle designs (J1502-J1503, J1528-J1529, J1535-J1536). Roger Burdette reports Mint archive records dated March 20, 1877 which state that "Anthony Paquet left a pair of half dollar dies with Coiner to have them turned down to fit the mint’s presses", thus his design was ready fairly early in 1877. Date centered: All known from this die variety have an obverse die crack through the stars on left side and date. These are the correct weight. 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM - ICG64 dark tone 2) Judd, Merkin 6/70, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $17,250 – PCGS65 - Pollock plate 3) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Johnson-Hughes 1/79, Evans-B/M8/98 at $14,950, Superior 7/03 (not sold), Heritage 11/03 at $25,875, Heritage 8/04 at $27,025 - NGC65 4) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Cox-Stacks 4/62, 66 ANA, Coronet Coin FPL, Merkin 2/71, Sieck-81 ANA, Fred-B/M 11/95 at $9350, Martin Paul – cleaned, Superior 5/96 (not sold), Superior 9/96 at $11,275 as NGC64, Saul Teichman, It was artificially toned now dipped and bought back by NGC, Heritage 1/97 (as ex-Dibello) at $9200, Heritage FPL’s 1/97-10/97, Heritage 1/98 (not sold), Heritage 2/98-6/98 FPL, Superior 9/98, Heritage 7/03 (not sold), ANR 9/03 at $14,950, Heritage 8/04 at $17,250 - NGC62 5) Rothchild-Stacks 10/03 at $23,000, Queller - choice proof 1) Doughty 4/1891, Reed, OCL-WHM – ICG63RB spotty with trimmed wire edge 2) Stickney, Mitchelson, CSL - choice proof 3) Farouk-Sothebys 2/54, Bergin-Stacks 6/84 - cleaned, lacquered 4) Maris 6/1886, Garrett-JHU, Garrett I, Sieck-81 ANA - choice proof with carbon spot below star 4 5) Lohr ?, Superior 8/91 at $19,800 as NGC65RED, Tangible Assets?, Teletrade 3/3/93, ANR 3/05 at $34,500 - PCGS65RED 6) B/M 8/96 (not sold), Heritage 8/97 - 10/97 FPL as PCGS64BN, B/M 6/01 at $10,925 as PCGS65BN, Heritage 1/07 (not sold), Heritage 1/08 at $29,900 - medallic die alignment 7) Evans-B/M 8/98 at $9200, Stacks 11/07 at $33,350 – NGC66BN with carbon spot to right of star 4 (medallic die alignment) Note: The die break on the Byron Reed silver coin is not as long through the right side of the date as the copper specimen indicating that at least some of the silver coins were struck prior to some of the copper. Date left: This die is uncracked and may have been a replacement for the above. It is the correct weight. 1) Higgy, Monroe, Champa-B/R 5/72, Bass-HWBRF, B/M 5/99 at $6325 – PCGS62 - Pollock plate Note: This variety may not exist in copper. |