1875 $3 J-1436, RB PR(PCGS#71743)

The Regency Auction 33

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

514

等级

PR65RB

价格

505,078

详细说明

Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud to offer this EXTREMELY RARE $3 die trial, a piece that is actually RARER than the regular issue (a Proof only date, of which perhaps 20-25 survive). Struck from the regular Proof $3 gold dies in copper with a reeded edge. Listed in Judd as R-7+, this seems low, as Pollock only lists two examples. Richly toned copper surfaces show off a dazzling array of blues and violets that intermingle with gold and large amounts of the original copper red, particularly on the reverse. Sharply struck throughout the design, with full definition on all the details, care was taken to strike this GEM. Aside from the most minute, microscopic flecks, the surfaces are smooth and free of distracting marks or lines. Indeed, all we see with a strong glass are mint made lines and some old die rust. The eye appeal is spectacular. This coin is currently the only one graded by PCGS in any color designation, and the only example showing as having sold in auction in PCGS CoinFacts is an NGC PR64 CAC, struck in GILT copper in the 2017 ANA auction, and prior to that, a raw example, called PR60 sold in June 1990 (that coin was gilt, and we believe that it is the same one that sold in 2017)! Think about all the large pattern collections that have sold in auction since 1990, and just one contained a J-1436! We believe this is the coin that is listed in Pollock as having last been sold in Lester Merkin's September 1974 auction, lot 231, although matching this coin to the half tone, black and white photo is not 100% definitive. The only other example noted by Pollock was the King Farouck coin, which is listed as "EF." The uspatterns.com website notes that this is more likely an off-metal striking, rather than a die trial, and sold in special sets to VIP collectors. The number struck was tiny, and likely no more than 6 were originally produced. Since the only other example we can identify was gilt, we are comfortable saying this coin is quite possibly more like an R-8 with no more than three examples surviving! PCGS 1, NGC 0, CAC 1. There are no auction records appropriate for this major rarity. If you consider that the regular issue 1875 $3 is a Proof-only striking, and any example that comes up for auction today would carry a six-figure price tag, the current Collectors Universe value for this semi-UNIQUE pattern at $85,000 seems reasonable. This is an opportunity of the utmost importance to the advanced Pattern or $3 gold collector and is missing from most major Pattern collections ever assembled. Worthy of a world class collection, this is a truly unique opportunity not to be missed! Cert. Number 27338710 PCGS # 71743