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1881 Pattern 1¢. Judd-1666, Pollock-1866. Rarity-6. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 RB NGC

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1881 Pattern 1¢. Judd-1666, Pollock-1866. Rarity-6. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 RB NGC
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2,200.00USD+ buyer's premium (440.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 11 @ 19:58UTC-8 : PST/AKDT

Lot: 2245
Title: 1881 Pattern 1¢. Judd-1666, Pollock-1866. Rarity-6. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 RB NGC
Header: Gem Proof 1884 Holey Cent Pattern
Ex Simpson Collection

Description: Dies as illustrated featuring William Barber’s head of Liberty that would become a staple design on the nickel five-cent pieces of 1883-1912. Lively orange-tan surfaces exhibit bursts of mint red among the devices and in the mirror fields. The strike is exactingly sharp and the eye appeal is superb. Perhaps fewer than a dozen examples of Judd-1666 are known today; the present piece is one of just five examples seen thus far by NGC within any color designation. This lot represents one great opportunity to corner a scarcity within the pattern small cents discipline.
NGC Census: 2; 1 finer within the designation (Proof-65 RB).

Grading Company: NGC
Gr: PF
Gr3: 64
Gr3: RB
CAC/OGH:
Pedigree: From the Xan Chamberlain Collection