1861-S, Paquet Rev., Liberty Double Eagle

HBCC#:

1037

Breen#:

7205

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

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Anthony C. Paquet, assistant engraver to Longacre, modified the reverse design, supposedly as an improvement. Lettering is in a taller and narrower font, which proved unacceptable after a few were struck in Philadelphia. Today, just three of these survive. In San Francisco, 19,250 examples were minted before orders were received to discontinue use of the reverse die. Thus, a highly collectible rarity was created. The example shown here is among the finest survivors from the San Francisco coinage.

Provenance:

Purchased from Paul Nugget via Goliad Corporation, September 24, 1987. Earlier from Stack's sale of June 1967, Lot 219, and Stack's sale of March 1969, Lot 868.

Obverse:

As preceding.

Reverse:

Variation by Anthony C. Paquet, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and TWENTY D. in taller letters with heavy vertical elements.

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