1836 $1 J-60 Original, Alignment I PR(PCGS#11225)

The September 2011 Philadelphia Americana Sale

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5018

Grade

PR25

Price

9,488

Lot Description

1836 Gobrecht Silver Dollar. Name on Base. Judd-60 Original, Pollock-65. Rarity-1. Dannreuther Reverse Die State a. Proof-25 (PCGS). Struck in silver with a plain edge. Die Alignment I. Medium golden gray with deeper highlights around the devices. One of 1,000 examples of the issue struck for intended circulation, and circulate this one did. No heavy marks are present to the unaided eye, however, and nothing of great moment is found under low magnification. A great example of one of the most popular of all early dollar issues, for years regarded as a pattern but added to the pantheon of early dollar specialties owing to the popularity of the date and type and its link with circulating coinage of the era. Ideally suited for an interested collector who simply can't stretch the numismatic budget for a fully proof specimen.