1880 Pattern Goloid Metric Dollar. Judd-1651, Pollock-1851. Rarity-7-. Goloid Alloy (5.46% Gold, 84.54% Silver, 10.00% Copper). Reeded Edge. Proof-63 (PCGS). Obv: Head of Liberty facing left, with the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM above and the date 1880 below. Liberty is wearing a cap inscribed LIBERTY in incuse letters. The cap band is ornamented with ears of wheat, cotton leaves and bolls. There are 13 stars at the border arranged seven left, six right. Rev: The inscription 15.3 - G. / 236.7 - S. / 28 - C. / 14 GRAMS is centered within a circle of 38 stars. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the denomination GOLOID METRIC DOLLAR are above the circle, and the motto DEO EST GLORIA and the denomination 100 CENTS are below. A sharply struck specimen evenly toned in deep steely-charcoal iridescence. This type exhibits the same design as the 1879 Judd-1627 pattern goloid metric dollar, an example of which is offered above. These were also distributed as part of goloid pattern Proof sets. Per the website <em>uspatterns.com</em>, only about a dozen examples of Judd-1651 are believed extant.
