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1874 $10 Bickford Ten Dollar, Judd-1373, Pollock-1518, R.8, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 415032)
Auction 1385
| Lot: 3282 | Aug 31, 2025
Sold For:
$2,040,000.00
1874 $10 Bickford Ten Dollar, Judd-1373, Pollock-1518, R.8, PR65+ Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 537347)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3834 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$1,980,000.00
1792 H10C Judd-7, Pollock-7, SP67 PCGS Secure. CAC. R.4 as a Business Strike, Unique as a Specimen.
(PCGS# 11024)
Auction 1208
| Lot: 5545 | Aug 9, 2014
Sold For:
$1,292,500.00
1874 $10 Bickford Ten Dollar, Judd-1373, Pollock-1518, R.8, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 61677)
Auction 1136
| Lot: 2373 | Jan 10, 2010
Sold For:
$1,265,000.00
1792 P10C Silver Disme, Judd-9, Pollock-10 AU50 NGC.
(PCGS# 11025)
Auction 1216
| Lot: 5507 | Jan 12, 2015
Sold For:
$998,750.00
1792 P1C One Cent, Judd-2, Pollock-2, Low R.7, VF30 PCGS.
(PCGS# 11004)
Auction 454
| Lot: 3462 | Jan 12, 2008
Sold For:
$603,750.00
1875 $5 Sailor Head Five Dollar, Judd-1438, Pollock-1581, R.8, PR65 Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 537358)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3196 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$528,000.00
1878 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle, Judd-1570, Pollock-1764, Unique, PR65+ Cameo PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 861933)
Auction 1329
| Lot: 4282 | Apr 25, 2021
Sold For:
$456,000.00
1878 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle, Judd-1570, Pollock-1764, Unique, PR65 PCGS.
A bold, aggressive representation of Liberty shown facing left, her hair combed back and tied in a bun, with a long curl that extends well down the back of the neck. Two ornamental ribbons decorate the top of her head, including one that runs horizontally and proclaims the word LIBERTY in incused letters. The portrait is framed by the date and by E PLURIBUS UNUM, with the words of this obverse motto separated by pellets or periods. The reverse design features a defiant heraldic eagle grasping an olive branch and three arrows in its talons. The inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, and FIVE DOL. encompass the eagle. Struck in gold on a thin, reeded edge planchet and a diameter very close to one inch (25.4 mm.), compared to the 21.6 mm. diameter that was standard at the time.
These broad, thin planchets were first suggested by Dr. J.T. Barclay of the U.S. Mint in the mid-1850s and an initial prototype was struck in the form of the 1860 gold half eagle pattern, Judd-271, which has an even larger diameter of 27 mm., equaling that of a ten dollar piece. They were intended as an anti-counterfeiting measure during a period when rising production of gold coins and increased availability of similarly heavy, but contemporarily less valuable platinum metal ignited concern among Mint officials over the potential use of platinum plugs for existing gold coins. This fear, referred to in Mint reports as the "platinum menace," apparently gained at least mild support in the years following the Civil War, although it eventually proved to be unfounded as a widespread problem.
The glittering surfaces of this unique gold pattern reveal the slightest blushes reddish-orange patina overall that bespeak originality. Inspection with a glass is required to locate even to most insignificant blemish. Some softness in the strike is noted on Liberty's ear and surrounding hair curls, in addition to bluntness o
(PCGS# 61933)
Auction 422
| Lot: 1550 | Jan 6, 2007
Sold For:
$402,500.00
1792 P1C One Cent, Judd-2, Pollock-2, Low R.7, VF35 PCGS Secure. CAC.
(PCGS# 11004)
Auction 1231
| Lot: 5222 | Jan 11, 2016
Sold For:
$352,500.00
1877 $50 Half Union, Judd-1547, Pollock-1720, R.7, Gilt, PR65 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 861891)
Auction 1371
| Lot: 4282 | Jan 14, 2024
Sold For:
$312,000.00
1792 P1C One Cent, Judd-1, Pollock-1, High R.6, VF30 NGC.
(PCGS# 11001)
Auction 1173
| Lot: 5015 | Aug 5, 2012
Sold For:
$305,500.00
1863 $10 Ten Dollar, Judd-351, Pollock-423, Unique, PR63 PCGS.
From 1861 through 1863, the United States Mint issued a series of pattern Ten Dollar gold coins, each from a regular Liberty Head obverse die in use at the time, and a reverse die of the regular design, slightly modified with the addition of a motto over the eagle. These had the little known GOD OUR TRUST motto, either in plain letters in the field, or on a scroll. Two different designs were produced each year for a total of six pieces in the collection. Only those with the 1863 date are known in gold, and just one is known of each type. About two dozen pieces are known today of this design that were struck in copper or bronze.
This is a unique pattern, and there has never been a hint of a second piece. It is struck in gold with a reeded edge. This is an extremely important part of the pattern series, and perhaps as important as the appearance of this pattern at auction is its historic pedigree. The lucky purchaser of this coin will be able to add his or her name to a list that includes such collectors or collections as Col. Mendes I. Cohen, Hon. Heman Ely; the Garrett Family, and the Johns Hopkins University. The last time that this pattern traded at public auction was its appearance in the Garrett Collection sale of March 1980. Before that, it appeared for public auction sale only two other times, in W. Elliot Woodward's 69th sale, which took place in January 1884, and before that in Edward Cogan's sale of the Col. Cohen Collection in October 1875. This is only the fourth time this unique pattern issue has appeared for sale in the past 129 years!
With few exceptions, patterns struck in gold are among the rarest of the rare. Of all 19th century gold patterns struck in gold, the series of Four Dollar Gold Stellas are among the most plentiful. Nearly all of these patterns have populations under half a dozen coins and many are unique. Quite a few of these are in institutional collections including the Smithsoni
(PCGS# 60513)
Auction 360
| Lot: 30622 | Jan 15, 2005
Sold For:
$294,319.50
1879 $20 Metric Twenty Dollar, Judd-1644, Pollock-1844, Low R.7, Gilt PR63 PCGS.
(PCGS# 537319)
Auction 1371
| Lot: 4290 | Jan 14, 2024
Sold For:
$288,000.00
1875 $5 Sailor Head Five Dollar, Judd-1438, Pollock-1581, R.8, PR65 NGC.
Ex: Trompeter. In the 20th century, only nine collectors have managed to acquire a substantial number of U.S. gold patterns. This list includes William Woodin, Waldo C. Newcomer; Virgil Brand, F.C.C. Boyd, Colonel E.H.R. Green, King Farouk, Dr. J. Hewitt Judd, Dr. John Wilkison, and Ed Trompeter. Gold patterns, including those of the "Sailor Head" design, have assumed near-legendary status among pattern specialists. Many are unique or R.8, making them unobtainable, or off the market for a generation or more to even the most determined collector, regardless of how well financed he might be. As one looks at the list of the collectors above, it is apparent how the ownership of gold patterns requires great patience. Because of their rarity it is impossible for more than two collectors in any given generation to attempt a collection of gold patterns. The last assemblage of gold patterns was tried by the late Ed Trompeter who managed to purchase 10 pieces in 30 years of collecting. Prior to Trompeter, the next major collector was Dr. John Wilkison--David Akers wrote a thin, well researched book about Wilkison's collection and Paramount's acquisition of his amazing 35 different gold patterns.
Apparently both this piece (Judd-1438) and the ten dollar Sailor Head (Judd-1443) remained together for most of the last century. The two pieces were broken up as a set sometime after Paramount bought all of Dr. Wilkison's gold patterns (of which these were a part), and not reunited until some 11 years later in 1984. The two coins reemerged in Auction '84, and it is this reappearance on the market in the summer of 1984 that we use as the base line for comparison of these two coins to others during the same 21-year time interval. In July 1984 these two "Sailor Head" patterns realized $83,600. The pair is reserved in this auction for $600,000, which yields a 7.1 fold increase. Listed below are several rare date half eagles in
(PCGS# 61745)
Auction 372
| Lot: 8336 | May 7, 2005
Sold For:
$287,500.00
1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1549 Gilt, Pollock-1722, Low R.7, PR63+ NGC.
(PCGS# 61894)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 4788 | Jan 14, 2022
Sold For:
$264,000.00
1792 P1C One Cent, Judd-1, Pollock-1, High R.6, VF30 NGC.
(PCGS# 11001)
Auction 1121
| Lot: 1500 | Jan 11, 2009
Sold For:
$253,000.00
1868 $10 Liberty Head Eagle, Judd-661, Pollock-734, High R.7, PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC.
On the obverse, a bust of Liberty faces left, wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. Around, 13 stars, and below, the date. The reverse depicts an eagle with wings spread, clutching three arrows and an olive branch. A ribbon carries the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Around, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and below, the denomination TEN D. Struck in gold with a reeded edge. Designs for this pattern were by James B. Longacre, and it is apparently one of the last works created by the engraver before his death.
Only four examples of this important gold pattern are currently known. This specimen is the plate coin in David Akers'
United States Gold Patterns,
illustrated by coins from the Dr. J.E. Wilkison Collection. Almost unbelievably, Dr. Wilkison owned two of the four known pieces. Another is in the Connecticut State Library Collection, and the fourth is from the King Farouk Collection. An 1870 Mason & Co. auction catalog reported that four pieces were struck, and this is the number known today. Dr. Judd, who once owned this exact coin, reported that just three pieces were struck, apparently taking this information from the Adams-Woodin pattern reference.
This piece has incredible orange-gold color with deeply mirrored fields and exceptional cameo contrast. A few faint hairlines are visible on each side, but they are of little concern. A small field mark on the reverse, directly above the D in the denomination positively identifies the pedigree of this important pattern rarity.
Ex. F.C.C. Boyd; Dr. J. Hewitt Judd;
Illustrated History of U.S. Coinage
(Abe Kosoff, 1962), lot 354; Dr. J.E. Wilkison; Paramount International Coin Corp.; Auction '84, lot 528; Auction '87, lot 332; Auction '88, lot 415; Auction '90, lot 1463.
From The Jones Beach Collection.
(PCGS# 60879)
Auction 422
| Lot: 1370 | Jan 6, 2007
Sold For:
$218,500.00
1916 50C Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Judd-1995, Pollock-2057, R.8, PR65 PCGS. CAC
(PCGS# 62296)
Auction 1329
| Lot: 4317 | Apr 25, 2021
Sold For:
$216,000.00
1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1547, Pollock-1720, Low R.7, PR65 Gilt NGC.
(PCGS# 61891)
Auction 1121
| Lot: 1887 | Jan 11, 2009
Sold For:
$207,000.00
1879 $4 Coiled Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1639, Pollock-1839, Low R.7, Gilt Copper, PR65+ Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 537344)
Auction 1371
| Lot: 4288 | Jan 14, 2024
Sold For:
$192,000.00
1859 $20 Twenty Dollar, Judd-257a, Pollock-305, Unique, Gilt, PR65 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 908544)
Auction 1353
| Lot: 11079 | Sep 29, 2022
Sold For:
$192,000.00
1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1547, Pollock-1720, Low R.7, PR63 Gilt NGC. CAC.
(PCGS# 61891)
Auction 1160
| Lot: 4582 | Oct 16, 2011
Sold For:
$184,000.00
1792 P10C Copper Disme, Judd-10, Pollock-11, High R.6, AU50 PCGS.
(PCGS# 11026)
Auction 1223
| Lot: 3986 | Aug 12, 2015
Sold For:
$182,125.00
1792 P25C Quarter Dollar, Obverse and Reverse Die Trials, AU53 PCGS / XF45 NGC.
(Total: 2 coins)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3035 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$180,000.00
1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1549 Gilt, Pollock-1722, Low R.7, PR63+ NGC.
(PCGS# 61894)
Auction 1224
| Lot: 4304 | Sep 20, 2015
Sold For:
$176,250.00
1877 $50 Fifty Dollar, Judd-1549a Gilt, Pollock-1722, Low R.7, PR63 PCGS Secure.
(PCGS# 61894)
Auction 1209
| Lot: 3583 | Sep 6, 2014
Sold For:
$176,250.00
1915 P50C No S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar, Judd-1791/1961, Pollock-2029, High R.7, PR65 NGC. CAC.
(PCGS# 62265)
Auction 1184
| Lot: 4047 | Apr 28, 2013
Sold For:
$176,250.00
1880 $4 Coiled Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1662, Pollock-1862, R.8, PR65 PCGS.
(PCGS# 62047)
Auction 1353
| Lot: 11103 | Sep 29, 2022
Sold For:
$168,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$252,000 or more
1915 P50C Panama-Pacific Half Dollar, No S, Judd-1791/1961, Pollock-2029, R.8, PR65 PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 12177)
Auction 1348
| Lot: 3431 | Aug 28, 2022
Sold For:
$156,000.00
1879 $20 Metric Twenty Dollar, Judd-1644, Pollock-1844, Low R.7, PR65 Red and Brown PCGS.
(PCGS# 72023)
Auction 1310
| Lot: 10331 | Sep 17, 2020
Sold For:
$156,000.00
1879 $1 Schoolgirl Dollar, Judd-1608, Pollock-1804, Low R.7, PR65+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 61986)
Auction 1321
| Lot: 3264 | Nov 19, 2020
Sold For:
$150,000.00
1879 $1 Schoolgirl Dollar, Judd-1608, Pollock-1804, Low R.7, PR65 Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 61986)
Auction 1385
| Lot: 3294 | Aug 31, 2025
Sold For:
$144,000.00
1814 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-44, Pollock-48, R.8, NGC (No Grade Assigned).
(PCGS# 11150)
Auction 1158
| Lot: 7729 | Aug 14, 2011
Sold For:
$138,000.00
1876 T$1 Trade Dollar, Judd-1476, Pollock-1629, R.8, PR65★ Red Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 81798)
Auction 1125
| Lot: 1440 | May 31, 2009
Sold For:
$126,500.00
1882 $1 Shield Earring Dollar, Judd-1702, Pollock-1904, Low R.7, PR65+ PCGS.
(PCGS# 62108)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3862 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$126,000.00
1794 DTH10C Half Dime, Judd-16, Pollock-21, Unique, AU50 PCGS.
(PCGS# 11045)
Auction 1321
| Lot: 3094 | Nov 19, 2020
Sold For:
$120,000.00
1879 $1 Schoolgirl Dollar, Judd-1608, Pollock-1804, Low R.7, PR65 Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 61986)
Auction 1121
| Lot: 1916 | Jan 11, 2009
Sold For:
$115,000.00
1916 50C Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Judd-1992, formerly Judd-1797, Pollock-2053, Low R.7, PR65 NGC.
(PCGS# 62290)
Auction 1114
| Lot: 2165 | Aug 3, 2008
Sold For:
$115,000.00
1872 $20 Amazonian Twenty Dollar, Judd-1251, Pollock-1393, Low R.7, PR63 Gilt PCGS.
(PCGS# 61523)
Auction 1359
| Lot: 4607 | May 7, 2023
Sold For:
$114,000.00
1916 50C Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Judd-1992, formerly Judd-1797, Pollock-2053, Low R.7, PR65 NGC.
A significant 20th century pattern with LIBERTY (appearing as LiberTy) and IN GOD WE TRUST in large letters in the right obverse field. The reverse features an eagle that is a likeness of the final version of the Walking Liberty design, but with there the similarity ends. Above the eagle are the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR, while E PLURIBUS UNUM appears beneath the branch on which the eagle is perched. There are several different variations of 1916 Walking Liberty Half Dollar patterns known. The earlier issues and the eighth edition of the Judd reference listed six varieties, while Andrew Pollock included a seventh variety. Based on the pedigree research of Saul Teichman on his uspatterns.com website, only about 20 examples of all different varieties are currently known. Five of these are in the Smithsonian Institution, leaving a net available population of just 15 coins.
This particular pattern variety comprises eight of the extant specimens, two being impounded at the Smithsonian. It is widely believed to be the Morris Evans piece, sold by Bowers and Merena in August, 1998 as an uncertified (and moderately toned) PR64 where it sold for what seems now like the bargain price of $40,250. The surfaces here display a radiant gray-silver finish with innumerable die striations in the field. There are no abrasions or other notable disturbances to report on either side.
Collectors were essentially unaware of the prototype 1916 strikings until the late 1930s when one was described in the April 1937 issue of
The Numismatist.
In what is relatively recent research, Mint Director Robert Woolley discussed the new design in his annual report for the fiscal year ending June 1916: "The obverse of the half dollar bears a full length figure of Liberty with a background of the American flag flying to the breeze. The goddess is striding toward the dawn of a ne
(PCGS# 62290)
Auction 376
| Lot: 7457 | Jun 3, 2005
Sold For:
$113,000.00
1876 $1 Sailor Head Dollar, Judd-1466, Pollock-1617, Unique, PR65 Brown PCGS.
(PCGS# 61788)
Auction 1344
| Lot: 3646 | May 8, 2022
Sold For:
$108,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$140,400 or more
1874 $10 Bickford Ten Dollar, Judd-1376, Pollock-1521, R.8, PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 537350)
Auction 1341
| Lot: 3836 | Jan 13, 2022
Sold For:
$108,000.00
1873 T$1 Trade Dollar, Judd-1303, Pollock-1445, R.8, PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 534931)
Auction 1327
| Lot: 3275 | Feb 23, 2021
Sold For:
$108,000.00
1873 T$1 Trade Dollar, Judd-1287, Pollock-1482, R.8, PR63 PCGS.
(PCGS# 61572)
Auction 1329
| Lot: 4257 | Apr 25, 2021
Sold For:
$102,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$132,600 or more
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