1870 Pattern Dime. Judd-834, Pollock-924. Rarity-6+. Copper. Plain

1870 Pattern Dime. Judd-834, Pollock-924. Rarity-6+. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-65 RB (NGC). Obv: William Barber's seated Liberty left, her left hand holding an olive branch and her right hand resting on a shield across which is draped a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the date 1870 is below. Rev: The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue 1870 Liberty Seated dimes. Reflective fields on both sides, the obverse brighter in autumn-orange color, the reverse in deep olive-copper patina with underlying orange and pinkish-red iridescence. Boldly struck and visually pleasing. This is a rare Judd number - not many more than a dozen are believed extant - and this Gem will please any collector. Provenance: From Superior's September 21, 22, 1998 Auction, lot 1869; Superior's Pre-Long Beach Sale of September 1999, lot 1399; Heritage's sale of the Collection of William Rau, April 2018 CSNS Signature Auction, lot 5025. NGC Census: 2; with a single Proof-66 RB finer in this category. The corresponding PCGS Population is similar at 1/0. PCGS# 71078. NGC ID: 29VA. Click here for certification details from NGC.

Estimate:£0.75

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