1865 Pattern J-434 Silver $1 PCGS PR65 (CAC)

An amazing rarity! This is an R-7 struck in silver. We recently purchased it from the CSNS Heritage sale. It is an old friend we are madly in love with. We have to place it!

A sensational and HIGH-END GEM example of this “transitional” Seated Liberty silver dollar. Struck from regular 1865 obverse and the with Motto reverse ca. 1866 and later. Considered to be Rarity-7+ with just 4-6 examples known. We cannot over describe this coin’s SUPER HIGH-END quality!

The mirrors are super deep and have bold clarity. There are NO disturbances anywhere. The reflectivity is powerful; when you twirl the coin there is a strong “watery” roll of the mirrors. Both sides are blanketed by a moderate, original swirling mix of totally original deep champagne/pale purple/silver colors. Miss Liberty and the details are sharply struck and do have thick creamy frost. The eye appeal is awesome!

PCGS 1, NGC 0, CAC 1. There is a PR66 in the Simpson Collection. A PR65 (possibly the Simpson 66 now) sold via auction for $51,750.00 05/2003. Somehow, there is a current Collectors Universe value of $40,000 (which totally wrong). The Judd book values a PR65 at $60,000. The last PCGS PR65 sold in May 2003, ex Bass Collection, at $51,750–that was nearly twenty years ago! Chances are you’re never going to get another chance at a killer SUPER HIGH-END GEM like this. The coin was purchased from us back in 2015, and is ex Gardner.

What a killer piece to add to any great set!