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HBCC #4018 – 1865 Indian Three-dollar Gold – Obverse HBCC #4018 – 1865 Indian Three-dollar Gold – Reverse
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1865 Indian Three-dollar Gold

HBCC#:
4018
Breen#:
6372
BD#:
n/a
Judd#:
n/a
Pollock#:
n/a

This superb gem Proof was described as a restrike by Dr. J. Hewitt Judd and is pedigreed to the Judd Collection, to the Wilkison Collection of pattern gold coinage and previously from the collections of William H. Woodin and F.C.C. Boyd. This is the plate coin in the Judd reference on pattern coinage for his catalogue number 440. More recently, Andrew W. Pollock, III considered this a regular issue and did not include the coin in his 1992 pattern reference.

Provenance:
From Paramount, August 3, 1979.
Obverse:
Reverse:
Commentary:
(adapted): "Obverse: Most of J.B.L. visible. 'Ghosting' around head. Reverse: Date markedly canted up to right. 6 centered under L. 186 weak with rough surfaces, 5 heavily punched - with evidence of prior punching at end of top serif. Two known: This (1) Woodin, Boyd, Judd, Kosoff, Wilkison, Paramount. (2) Farouk. Called a restrike by Judd!"