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Barber's "Washlady" design which was the latest attempt to create a uniform silver coinage from dime to dollar. To view the set, click here.
Today it is considered to be one of the more beautiful designs ever made by the US Mint. At that time of its striking, however, the design was not well received as, apparently, Liberty's hair and the way it was tied back was considered to be disheveled.
The Washlady name dates back to the April 1891 New York Coin and Stamp auction of the F.W. Doughty collection and was given by David Proskey.
About 15 are known including the following: To see images of all of these, click here.
1) Smithsonian
2) Smithsonian ex Chase Manhattan Bank
3) ANS ex Fecht
4) Merkin 2/71, Bass, HWBRF-Heritage 8/23 - PCGS66
5) Woodward, Garrett-Johns Hopkins, B/M 11/97 as PCGS65, Parrino, Superior 1/03 as NGC66, Simpson-Heritage 8/31 - PCGS65, illustrated above
6) Dibello-Stacks 5/70, Sieck-81 ANA
7) Fred-B/M 1/95 - PCGS62
8) B/M 5/95 - PCGSAU55
9) Fairfield-B/R 10/77, Auction 82 - PCGS65, illustrated on pcgs.com/coinfacts
10) 87 ANA, Queller-Heritage 1/09 - NGC64
11) B/R 5/73 Terrell sale, Stacks 6/99, B/M 3/00, B/M 9/01, Heritage 1/07 - NGC65
12) M. Turoff-Heritage 10/10 as NGC66, Simpson-Heritage 1/22 FUN - PCGS66
13) Kentucky collection, Jeff Garrett, Virginia collection, Heritage 1/17 - NGC63
Additional pieces likely from the following sales:
52 ANA; Dr. Judd; Stacks 1965 Ewalt sale; Farouk-Bolender 10/55-Merkin 9/68; Stacks 1954 Anderson-Dupont; Kreisberg 6/65 "beautiful multicolored proof" probably either #4 or #12
These were also struck in copper J1604/P1799 with between 12 to 15 known and a single impaired example in white metal J1604A/P1800 ex Kaufman-RARCOA 8/78, Superior Auction 79, Superior 5/93 also known.
The illustrated example is believed to be the finest available and is courtesy of Jay Parrino's The Mint LLC.
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