1876 Double Eagle

HBCC#:

6129

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

1491

Pollock#:

1644

This pattern issue is related to HBCC-6128 and features the obverse and reverse designs of regular issue double eagles first minted in 1877. The reverse has the denomination spelled out as TWENTY DOLLARS. This is a rarity, with just four or five examples known in copper and one in gold. This example was incorrectly recorded by Andrew Pollock as his number 1646.

Provenance:

From Abner Kreisberg's sale of November 30, 1970, Lot 1345.

Obverse:

From the slightly modified die which saw use for the regular-issue double eagles of 1877 and later.

Reverse:

From the standard die for the regular-issue double eagles of 1877 and later, with the denomination expressed as TWENTY DOLLARS.

Commentary:

"Double Eagle. Variety II."