(1999) Judd-2188 Martha Washington One Dollar Pattern / NGC MS-65

Description

This listing is for a
(1999) Experimental One Dollar Pattern
designated as
Judd-2188
(Judd-2185
non-manganese
var; Pollock-unlisted), graded by
NGC
as
MS-65
.
Rarity High 7 (4 to 6 existent).  Struck in
a 77% copper, 20% zinc, and 3% nickel alloy with a plain edge.
The obverse has a portrait of Martha Washington facing right with VIRGINIA above, the date 1759 below, and IN GOD WE TRUST in the right field, while the reverse shows a view of Mount Vernon and HOME OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY.  This design omits a denomination and country of origin.  This piece was struck circa 1999 when the Sacagawea dollar was planned with a "golden" color to distinguish it from a quarter.  The letter N was crudely entered into the left and right obverse fields to identify pieces struck with that die as being the non-manganese alloy.
The surfaces are remarkably bright with the only mentionable flaw being a slight abrasion across Martha's cheek
.  Pollock does not specifically list this variant.  NGC chose to identify this (incorrectly) as Judd-2185, but the more up to date designation for the "N" and "N" variant given by Saul Teichman and Andy Lustig is Judd-2188.  While the Judd-2185 is a rarity Low 7, based on actual appearances by the "N and N" variety, the rarity of Judd-2188 is High 7.
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