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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
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
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-2, Pollock-2, Low R.7, Fine 15 NGC. CAC.
(PCGS# 11004)
Auction 1166
| Lot: 3401 | Jan 8, 2012
Sold For:
$299,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$448,500 or more
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
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
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
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
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
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
1915 $50 Panama-Pacific Octagonal Fifty Dollar, Judd-A1915-3, Unique, PR65 Red NGC.
(PCGS# 62401)
Auction 1216
| Lot: 4508 | Jan 12, 2015
Sold For:
$99,875.00
1880 $4 Flowing Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1659, Pollock-1859, High R.7, PR65 NGC.
(PCGS# 62044)
Auction 1121
| Lot: 1938 | Jan 11, 2009
Sold For:
$97,750.00
1879 $4 Coiled Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1639, Pollock-1839, Low R.7, PR65 Gilt NGC.
(PCGS# 62017)
Auction 1124
| Lot: 2816 | May 3, 2009
Sold For:
$92,000.00
1879 $4 Coiled Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1639, Pollock-1839, Low R.7, PR65 Brown PCGS.
George Morgan's famous Coiled Hair design for the proposed four dollar gold piece, or stella, as the denomination was known ("stella," of course, being the Latin word for "star" which is the design motif on the reverse). Struck in copper with a reeded edge. In gold, Coiled Hair stellas are prohibitively rare and expensive. They stand as one of the most avidly sought after and closely held of all American coins. Oftentimes many years pass between offerings. Only 10-15 pieces were struck in gold in each year.
When John Kasson proposed the production of four dollar gold pieces, it was for the purpose of an international coin that could easily be converted into denominations of major European countries. Sets were produced in goloid, copper, aluminum, and white metal. The wide variety of metals these coins were struck in reflects the seriousness of Kasson's proposed coinage. Flowing Hair and Coiled Hair examples were also struck in 1880 but, of course, the four dollar gold piece soon passed from the attention of Mint and government officials. The off-metal patterns are somewhat more available and cost only a fraction of the price of the gold strikings. However, their rarity is comparable to the gold strikings with only a dozen or so copper patterns known today and an additional five copper pieces that have been gilt. This is one of the finest copper strikings known. It is a lovely Gem that shows considerable mint red around the devices and in the reverse fields. Otherwise, the devices display bright blue and brown patina. The fields are deeply reflective, and the only "defects" worthy of mention are a few tiny flecks of carbon on each side (magnification is required).
From The Jones Beach Collection.
(PCGS# 62017)
Auction 422
| Lot: 1593 | Jan 6, 2007
Sold For:
$92,000.00
1868 Sixteen-Piece Aluminum Proof Set, one of each denomination from the cent through double eagle.
All are struck from regular dies in aluminum and are plain edge on the cent through nickel and reeded edge thereafter. They were originally housed and are accompanied by a morocco presentation case lined in purple velvet and fashioned like a book in which both sides of the coins could be viewed under glass. The cover is gold tooled leather with brass clasps and hinges, and survives with only slight fraying at the edges.
Aluminum was considered a semi-precious metal in the years following the Civil War and was valued at approximately the same level per troy ounce as silver, although its lighter weight would have caused a significant reduction in intrinsic value on current silver issues. In referring to these pattern sets, Dr. Judd wrote that they were produced "to demonstrate how excellently aluminum coined in any die, (and) several proof sets were struck in aluminum from the regular dies of the 16 denominations of the year and were presented to Dr. Linderman, Director of the Mint." Linderman's original instructions were for the striking of two sets, one to be sent to the Bank of England and the second to France. Apparently his directions received prompt attention because two days later he wrote, "As you can furnish impressions of our coins in Aluminum so readily, I desire that you will make four sets instead of two."
Several sources have listed the number of sets issued at five, a number that would leave three in this country. The Garrett Collection set, which we believe to be the set offered here, was sold in November, 1979 and included a leather case of issue. Another is rumored to have been owned by Abe Kosoff or Abner Kreisberg in the 1950s, and a third was passed down in the family of the Secretary of the Treasury in 1868, Hugh McCullough, only in the past few years being sold to a numismatist from Missouri. Individually, the set consists of:
Indian Cent, Judd-612, P
(PCGS# 60824)
Auction 175
| Lot: 7289 | Aug 5, 1997
Sold For:
$92,000.00
1879 $4 Coiled Hair Stella, Judd-1639, Pollock-1839, Low R.7, PR65 Brown PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 62017)
Auction 1385
| Lot: 3298 | Aug 31, 2025
Sold For:
$90,000.00
1878 $1 Morgan Dollar, Judd-1553, Pollock-1730, R.8, PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 71914)
Auction 1344
| Lot: 3656 | May 8, 2022
Sold For:
$90,000.00
1872 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1200, Pollock-1340, Low R.7, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 535355)
Auction 1310
| Lot: 10286 | Sep 17, 2020
Sold For:
$90,000.00
1864-L 1C One Cent, Judd-361, Pollock-432, R.8, PR65 Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 60530)
Auction 1189
| Lot: 6971 | Sep 29, 2013
Sold For:
$88,125.00
1839 P$1 Name Omitted, Judd-105 Restrike, Pollock-117, Low R.7, PR65 NGC.
(PCGS# 11448)
Auction 1121
| Lot: 1529 | Jan 11, 2009
Sold For:
$86,250.00
1876 $1 Sailor Head Dollar, Judd-1466, Pollock-1617, Unique, PR65 Brown NGC.
(PCGS# 61788)
Auction 1121
| Lot: 1867 | Jan 11, 2009
Sold For:
$86,250.00
1872 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1202, Pollock-1342, R.8, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 535356)
Auction 1329
| Lot: 4246 | Apr 25, 2021
Sold For:
$84,000.00
1879 $1 Schoolgirl Dollar, Judd-1609, Pollock-1805, Low R.7, PR65 Red Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 535348)
Auction 1329
| Lot: 4291 | Apr 25, 2021
Sold For:
$84,000.00
1882 25C Shield Earring Quarter, Judd-1698, Pollock-1900, Low R.7, PR65 Cameo NGC. CAC.
(PCGS# 535341)
Auction 1371
| Lot: 4294 | Jan 14, 2024
Sold For:
$81,000.00
1879 $1 Washlady Dollar, Judd-1603, Pollock-1798, High R.6, PR65+ PCGS. CAC.
(PCGS# 61981)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3216 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$81,000.00
1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1510, Pollock-1674, High R.7, PR65 Cameo PCGS.
(PCGS# 61848)
Auction 454
| Lot: 3480 | Jan 12, 2008
Sold For:
$80,500.00
1880 $4 Flowing Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1658, Pollock-1858, High R.6, PR65 Red and Brown PCGS.
(PCGS# 72043)
Auction 1333
| Lot: 3222 | Aug 22, 2021
Sold For:
$78,000.00
1871 $1 Dollar, Judd-1138e, Pollock-1280, R.8 (Likely Unique), PR65 Cameo NGC.
(PCGS# 61400)
Auction 1208
| Lot: 5811 | Aug 9, 2014
Sold For:
$76,375.00
1864 1C One Cent, With L, Judd-357, Pollock-Unlisted, R.8, PR65 Brown NGC.
(PCGS# 3000033)
Auction 1201
| Lot: 5637 | Jan 12, 2014
Sold For:
$76,375.00
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