1875 Pattern Liberty Seated Dime. Judd-1391, Pollock-1534. Rarity-8.

1875 Judd-1391 Rarity Aluminum Liberty Seated Dime Finer of Just Two Known 1875 Pattern Liberty Seated Dime. Judd-1391, Pollock-1534. Rarity-8. Aluminum. Reeded Edge. Proof-66 Deep Cameo (PCGS). The obverse and reverse designs are the same that the Mint used to coin regular issue 1875 Liberty Seated dimes. A virtually as-struck beauty with razor sharp detail to frosty motifs that appear to float atop deep pools of reflectivity in the fields. It is an exquisite Gem Deep Cameo Proof and formidable numismatic rarity. This is one of several off-metal "patterns" from the late 19th century U.S. Mint that we are offering in this sale. We have placed the word "patterns" in quotes here because these pieces were actually deliberately struck for sale to contemporary collectors as part of off-metal Proof sets. The 1875 Judd-1391 Liberty Seated dime in aluminum has an extant population of just two coins, per the uspatterns.com website, and that offered here is finer that the example that last appeared in our (Bowers and Ruddy's) sale of April 1981. An exceedingly rare bidding opportunity worthy of the undivided attention of advanced numismatists. Provenance: Ex King Farouk of Egypt; Sotheby's sale of The Palace Collections of Egypt, 1954, lot 1948; Heritage's sale of the Gene Wolfe Collection of Pattern Coinage, January 2000 FUN Signature Sale, lot 7465, as PCGS Proof-64; Heritage's FUN Signature Sale of January 2001, lot 8553, as PCGS Proof-64; Bob R. Simpson; Heritage's sale of the Bob R. Simpson Collection, January 2021 FUN Signature Auction, lot 3225. PCGS# 535189. NGC ID: 2AAW. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

Estimate:£0.74

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