1873 T$1 J-1315 PR(PCGS#61601)

1873 T$1 J-1315 PR (PCGS#61601)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

Description du lot: 1873 Pattern Trade Dollar. Judd-1315, Pollock-1458. Rarity-4. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-63 (PCGS). Obv:Liberty is seated left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1873 below. Liberty's right hand supports a liberty pole and her left hand rests atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY. Two bales of cotton and a tobacco plant are present at Liberty's feet, and a sheaf of wheat is behind the portrait. Rev:A small eagle facing right is perched atop a shield with an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in its left talon. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST is on a scroll below the shield, below which are the inscriptions 420 GRAINS and 900 FINE. The Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is in the field above the eagle. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is inscribed along the upper border while the denomination TRADE DOLLAR is at the lower border. A handsome mauve-gray piece with intermingled highlights of lilac-blue, antique gold and salmon pink. Examples of this type were distributed to contemporary collectors as part of six-piece pattern trade dollar Proof sets at the price of $30 per set. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions, Inc.'s F.U.N. Sale of January 1988, lot 1650. PCGS Population: 10; 14 finer in this category (Proof-66 finest). PCGS# 61601. Click here for certification details from PCGS.