1836 Silver Dollar

HBCC#:

6004

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

58

Pollock#:

61

This is an example of Christian Gobrecht’s famous Liberty Seated silver dollar design, with his name in the field between the date and base of the rock. C. GOBRECHT F. is the artist’s signature, abbreviated Latin for “Christian Gobrecht made it.” Artists Thomas Sully and Titian Peale prepared sketches for the design, and these were translated into a finished coin by Gobrecht, who borrowed ideas from both. Gobrecht dollars are among the most widely collected patterns and are listed in the Guide Book. As such, these coins are recognized by a wider audience than most pattern issues.

Provenance:

Bowers and Ruddy, Stanley Scott Collection, June 6, 1975, Lot: 1259.

Obverse:

Name Below Base type. Liberty seated on rock with shield and Liberty Cap on pole, LIBERTY on ribbon that drapes shield, C. GOBRECHT. F. (for C. Gobrecht fecit; fecit is Latin for "made this") in field between base of rock and date.

Reverse:

American eagle flies to left in a field of 26 scattered stars, 13 large stars to represent the original colonies, 13 smaller stars to represent the states admitted to the Union by 1836, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR around the circumference.

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