The Amazonian name for these patterns dates back to the New York Coin and Stamp’s 1890 Parmelee sale and was likely given this name by David Proskey. The first occurance of these coins at auction is believed to be Cogan's May 1877 sale lots 738-740 where a silver set sold for $31.00.

The pedigree information below is preliminary and corrections are welcome. Please forward them at Saul.Teichman@ey.com

1) Doughty?, Byron Reed, Western Heritage Museum - ICG65

2) 78 ANA, Sieck-81 ANA, Stacks 6/99, Superior 4/00 FPL, S. Manson 03/01 as NCG64, now PCGS64CAM - possibly the Judd plate coin as it shows the same spot by the 5th star.

3) Bowers and Ruddy 11/76, Harry W. Bass Jr. Research Foundation

4) Kosoff 11/55, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Bowers and Merena 9/85, Superior 9/99 (not sold), Teletrade 10/20/99 (not sold), Saul Teichman - NGC64 - Pollock and Red Book plate - illustrated above

5) Ivy 2/84, Superior 10/89, Heritage 2007 ANA - PCGS64

6) Rothchild-Stacks 10/03, Queller, Heritage 1/09 - NGC66

7) ANR 7/03 - PCGS65

8) Hughes 1/80, possibly one of above

9) Hughes 7/80 - possibly copper

There are also 2 or 3 in complete silver sets which may be additional specimens.

It is unclear whether the Olsen, Lohr, Judd and Dibello coins are additional specimens.

1) Doughty?, Byron Reed, Western Heritage Museum - ICG66RB

2) Joseph C. Mitchelson, Connecticut State Library

3) Bowers and Ruddy 11/76

4) Kosoff 11/55, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Teletrade 3/3/93, Superior 4/00 FPL, Heritage 1/07 at $54,625 - PCGS66BN - illustrated above.

5) Hughes 7/79, D.A. Holt

6) Stacks 6/94, Stacks 3/02 as PCGS65RB, Stacks 1/07 (not sold) - NGC66BN

1) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Bowers and Ruddy Rare Coin Review 12/78, Hughes 1/80, JMN & Associates (Jeff Notrica) as PCGS65 later in Teletrade 3/3/93 now in a PCGS66 holder - Illustrated above.

Heritage 8/04 (not sold), ANR 1/06 at $51,750 - PCGS64

HALF DOLLARS

1) Garrett-John Hopkins, Bowers and Ruddy Garrett I sale, 87 ANA - Pollock plate

2) Doughty?, Byron Reed, Western Heritage Museum - ICG66

3) 78 ANA, Sieck-81 ANA, Heritage 1/03, Superior 7/03, Heritage 6/04 at $40,250 - NGC66 - illustrated above

4) Hughes 1/80, Hughes 7/80, NERCA 1/81

5) Bergin-Stacks 6/84

6) Bowers and Ruddy Rare Coin Review #33

7) Taylor-New Netherland's 61st, Harry W. Bass Jr. Research Foundation

8) Farouk, Bowers and Ruddy 5/73

9) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Evans-Bowers and Merena 8/98, Kagins - PCGS66

10) Rothchild-Stacks 10/03 at $48,875 possibly one of above

There are also 2 or 3 in complete silver sets which may be additional specimens.

Others which may be additional specimens include Judd, Lohr, Kreisberg 11/70, Champa, Hughes 1/80, NERCA 1/81

J1201/P1341 - most of these show a flattened dentelle on the obverse at 12:00 from something adhering to the die - see illustration above

1) Doughty?, Byron Reed, Western Heritage Museum - ICG66RB

2) Joseph C. Mitchelson, Connecticut State Library - dentelle not flatted at 12:00

3) 53 ANA, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Heritage 5/97 fixed price listing, 97 ANA, 2002 ANA - NGC65RB dentelle not flatted at 12:00

4) Julius Turoff-Bowers and Merena 3/94, in Larry Hanks inventory at 97 ANA - PCGS66RB

5) Jay Parrino Summer 1996 fixed price list, Dr. Musikoff, Ira & Larry Goldberg 10/00, Kagins - NGC67RB - Illustrated above

6) Superior 1/90 - NGC65BN

7) Stacks 6/94, Stacks 3/02 as PCGS64BN, Stacks 1/07 (not sold) - NGC64BN

8) Rarcoa/Akers 8/91, Stacks 1/95 - PCGS64BN possibly the same as #6

9) Mal Varner at 97 ANA, Heritage 1/07 at $40,250 - PCGS66RB

10) Farouk, Auction 81 cleaned and lacquered

Others possible from Anderson-Dupont, Lohr-Cox, Bowers and Merena 1/88 this may duplicate #6 and/or #8

J1202/P1342

1) Rarcoa's Boosel sale, Rogers M Fred-Bowers and Merena 11/95, Stacks 7/08 - PCGS64

2) Stacks 10/00 choice proof with obverse lamination from 1:30 to 7:30 - Illustrated above.

Others possible from Farouk; Kosoff 11/55; Lohr-Cox

DOLLARS

J1205/P1345

1) Doughty?, Byron Reed, Western Heritage Museum - ICG64

2) 78 ANA, Sieck-81 ANA

3) B&R 11/74, HIM 7/82, Heritage 5/03 - NGCPR58

4) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Harry W. Bass Jr. Research Foundation - Pollock plate

5) Farouk?, Dibello, Lee, Terrell-Bowers and Ruddy's 5/73, Rothchild-Stacks 10/03 at $34,500 - see note below

6) Stacks Ewalt sale

7) Superior's Buss sale

8) MARCA 1988 FUN sale

There are also 2 or 3 in complete silver sets which may be additional specimens. It is unclear whether the Lohr, Judd and Champa coins are additional specimens.

Note: Farouk's set was purchased by Dibello but the Terrell coin was pedigreed to the Farouk sale.

1) Doughty?, Byron Reed, Western Heritage Museum - ICG65RB

2) Joseph C. Mitchelson, Connecticut State Library

3) Zabriskie, later to Lohr, Bowers and Ruddy's 11/76 and 10/77, Heritage 1/07 (not sold) - PCGS65RB this has a cut on edge at 2:30

4) Farouk, Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Crouch-Superior 6/77

5) 81 ANA, D.A. Holt

6) Superior 10/89, R. Meek, Teletrade 12/26/2001 (not sold), Leidman at 2002 ANA, various Teletrade auctions - NGC65RB, Goldberg 2/03 (not sold), Superior 9/03 - illustrated above

7) 90 ANA, Heritage 2/91 as PCGS65RB, ANR 9/03 - NGC66RB spot at star 10

8) Stacks 6/94, Stacks 3/02 as PCGS64RB, Stacks 1/07 (not sold) - NGC65BN

9) Private collection since the mid-1980s - PCGS66RB

Additional specimens may include the one attributed in Judd to Dr. Michal and the Anderson-Dupont coin.

J1207/P1347

1) Julius Turoff-Bowers and Merena 5/94 as PCGS64, Stacks 7/08 - PCGS65 illustrated above

2) Bowers and Merena 11/93 sale ex-Federal Brand - PCGS65

3) Ivy, Rogers M. Fred-Bowers and Merena 11/95 - PCGS65