1868 Pattern Liberty Seated Dime. Judd-642, Pollock-714. Rarity-8. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-63 BN (PCGS).27.46 grains. Obv: Similar to the design that the Mint used to strike regular issue 1868 Liberty Seated dimes, but without the date in the field below Libertys portrait. Rev: Similar to the regular issue design, but with a star added above and the date 1868 added below the denomination ONE DIME. This boldly toned specimen is awash in a blend of gray-brown and copper-rose, the left obverse border retaining a blush of faded autumn-orange. Satiny in texture with a sharp strike throughout. An exceedingly rare type, there are only two examples of Judd-642 positively confirmed to exist:1 - Ex William Woodin; Hans Schulman; King Farouk of Egypt; Sothebys sale of The Palace Collections of Egypt, February 1954, lot 1815; Sol Kaplan; Gene Wolfe; Heritages sale of the Gene Wolfe Collection, FUN Signature Sale, January 2000, lot 7423; our (Stacks) sale of December 2003, lot 197; Heritages sale of the David Cassel Collection, August 2015, lot 5952. The present coin, and considerably heavier than the following specimen.2 - Ex J.C. Mitchelson, 1913; Connecticut State Library, Inv. No. 11714. The weight of this example is reported to be 18 grains.As the only example of Judd-642 available for private ownership, our offering of this handsome piece represents what could very well be a once in a lifetime bidding opportunity for the advanced pattern enthusiast.Ex William Woodin; Hans Schulman; King Farouk of Egypt; Sothebys sale of The Palace Collections of Egypt, February 1954, lot 1815; Sol Kaplan; Gene Wolfe; Heritages sale of the Gene Wolfe Collection, FUN Signature Sale, January 2000, lot 7423; our (Stacks) sale of December 2003, lot 197; Heritages sale of the David Cassel Collection, August 2015, lot 5952.
