1874 Gold Dollar

HBCC#:

6115

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

1366

Pollock#:

1511

This example is struck from the normal dies used to produce Proof gold dollars in 1874 and is struck in aluminum. Just two or three examples are known, along with two or three others in copper. Andrew W. Pollock, III, recorded just three listings for this die trial in aluminum. The others include the King Farouk Collection coin, sold at auction in 1954 and not further identified, along with an example handled by Abner Kreisberg in the early 1960s and also not further identified. It is possible that these represent three different examples, or they may all be the same.

Provenance:

From New England Rare Coin Galleries ANA Sale of the Mocatta Collection, July 29, 1979.

Obverse:

From the die used to strike the regular-issue gold dollars of the date.

Reverse:

From the die used to strike the regular-issue gold dollars of the date.

Commentary:

"$1 gold in aluminum. Regular die trial."