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Charles Barber's Flowing hair design in aluminum.
At least 5 sets are known from the following: To see images of all of these, click here.
1) Maris (H.P. Smith, 6/1886), Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Bass-HWBRF - PCGS64
2) Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer
3-4) Virgil Brand collection ex via Adams on 3/13/11 (journal #57096) and Boyd on 1/28/21 (journal #105739)
5) Jackson (U.S Coin 5/13), Elder 2/21
Modern pedigrees for 4 or 5 of these are noted below.
1) Maris (H.P. Smith, 6/1886), Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76, Bass, HWBRF-Heritage 8/23 - PCGS64
2) Paramount (Rare Coin List #10, 6/1975); Jeff Browning; Dallas Bank Collection (Sotheby's and Stack's, 10/2001), lot 370; Simpson-GreatCollections.com 12/3/23 - PCGS68, illustrated above
3) RARCOA 5/69, Rio Rancho-Superior 10/74 now gilt, Superior Auction '89 (noted as 3.83 grams ~59.1 grains in error), Stacks 9/2003 where incorrect weight is repeated, Queller-Heritage 1/09 as NGC65, Simpson-Heritage 1/24 FUN gilt with flake at TE in STATES
4) Lahrman-Kosoff 2/63, Kagin’s 5/78, MARCA 5/90, Heritage 1/07 FUN, Virginia collection-Heritage 8/16 ANA - PCGS64
5) possibly Heritage 1/97 bullet sale lot 547, described as “very lightly hairlined, the surfaces have taken a subtle iridescence”, Heritage 5/25 - NGC64 We believe this is more likely a gilt copper example.
It was also part of a goloid set. To view Barber's set which included this design, click here.
For additional information on this and other patterns for international coinage, click here.
They were also struck in the following metals.
Gold J1657/P1857 with about 20 known. These were struck from shaved half eagle planchet stock resulting in the coins having striated surfaces.
Copper J1658/P1858 also with about 20 believed to exist many of which have been gilt.
Photo courtesy of Sotheby's from their Browning sale catalog.
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