Colonel Green Gold Patterns

Colonel Green Plates

The following listing comes from the Colonel Green photographic plates of half eagles and eagles in the possession of Stacks plus a couple of double eagles which are known to have been in the collection.

Regrettably, the inventory listing of the collection which sold in George Kolbe's sale of the John J. Ford library has not been available for study. It is likely, for example, that he owned the 1872 Amazonian set give or take the gold dollar.

Of particular note are patterns which have been attributed to the Colonel Green collection but were not on the plates including the 4 1878 gold patterns J1575/P1768, J1577/P1770, J1579/P1772 and J1581/P1774. Since the Judd "Illustrated History of United States Coins" does not mention these as being ex-Col Green, it is likely that they never were in his collection. The same can also be said for the 1861 Paquet double eagle. The Farouk, Norweb example is ex Brand as were the 4 1878 gold patterns above. They were never a part of the Colonel Green collection.

We would like to thank Stacks for access to the plates.

Denomination	Date	Pollock	Judd	Additional Information
Half Eagle	1865	P517	J446	Part of Set
Half Eagle	1872	P1382	J1240	Amazonian, unique
Half Eagle	1875	P1581	J1438	Only 2 Known
Half Eagle	1878	P1761	J1572	Unique
Half Eagle	1878	P1764	J1570	Unique
Eagle	1804	N/A	J33	Not on plates, listed per Stacks Baldenhofer sale.
Eagle	1865	P521	J449	Part of Set
Eagle	1868	P734	J661	One of 4 known
Eagle	1872	P1387	J1245	Amazonian, unique
Eagle	1907	P1995	J1774	*
Eagle	1907	P1997	J1775	*
Double Eagle	1865	P524	J449	Part of Set
Double Eagle	1907	P2002	J1778	Or P2003

The following are the off-metal gold patterns on the Colonel Green photographic plates.

Denomination	Date	Pollock	Judd	Additional Information
Half Eagle	1804	Type of P6075-P6095	Type of J29-J32	Photo too dark for attribution
Eagle	1804	P46	J34	*
Half Eagle	1808	Type of P6170-P6175	Type of J39-J40	Edge isn’t visible in photo
Eagle	1849	P5075	Appendix C page 265	2 pieces going to Farouk
Eagle	1855	P204	J175	Counterfeit – tip of coronet points to star 6
Half Eagle	1860	P320	J272	2 pieces
Half Eagle	1861	P336	J283	Gilt
Eagle	1861	P340	J285	Or P338
Eagle	1861	P344	J287	Or P342
Eagle	1862	P356	J297	Or P355
Eagle	1862	P358	J299	Or P357
Eagle	1863	P422	J350	*
Eagle	1863	P424	J352	*
Eagle	1865	P522	J450	*
Half Eagle	1868	P729 or P730	J656 or J657	*
Half Eagle	1868	P731 or P732	J658 or J659	Flattened flaw at 12:00
Eagle	1868	P735	J662	2 one may be P736/P663
Half Eagle	1869	P862	J776	*
Eagle	1869	P864	J779	*
Eagle	1869	P867	J782	*
Half Eagle	1870	P1167	J1032	This may be aluminum or nickel
Eagle	1870	P1170	J1035	*
Eagle	1870	P1171	J1036	*
Half Eagle	1871	P1312	J1170	*
Half Eagle	1871	P1313	J1171	*
Eagle	1871	P1315	J1173	*
Eagle	1871	P1316	J1174	*
Half Eagle	1872	P1383	J1241	*
Half Eagle	1872	P1385	J1242	*
Half Eagle	1872	P1386	J1243	*
Eagle	1872	P1388	J1246	*
Eagle	1872	P1390	J1248	*
Eagle	1872	P1391	J1249	*
Half Eagle	1873	P1482	J1338	One of 5 struck
Half Eagle	1873	P1483	J1339	One of 2 struck
Half Eagle	1873	P1484	J1340	*
Half Eagle	1873	P1485	J1341	*
Eagle	1873	P1486	J1342	*
Eagle	1873	P1487	J1343	*
Half Eagle	1874	P1516	J1371	*
Half Eagle	1874	P1517	J1372	*
Eagle	1874	P1519 or P1520	J1374 or P1375	*
Eagle	1874	P1523	J1378	Broadstruck, ex Woodin-1914 ANS
Eagle	1874	P1524	J1379	*
Eagle	1874	P1525	J1380	*
Half Eagle	1875	P1582	J1439	*
Half Eagle	1875	P1586 or P1585	J1442 or J1441	*
Eagle	1875	P1588	J1444	*
Eagle	1875	P1591 or P1592	J1446 or J1447	*
Half Eagle	1876	P1637	J1484	*
Eagle	1876	P1639	J1486	*
Half Eagle	1878	P1758	J1568	*
Half Eagle	1878	P1759	J1568A	*
Half Eagle	1878	P1760	J1569	2 examples
Half Eagle	1878	P1765	J1571	2 examples
Half Eagle	1878	P1766	J1574	2 examples
Half Eagle	1878	P1769	J1576	gilt
Half Eagle	1878	P1771	J1578	2 examples, 1 gilt
Eagle	1878	P1773	J1580	*