Gobrecht Dollar from the Korein Collection

CNG 102, Lot: 1390. Estimate $10000. Sold for $11566. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES, Federal issues. Proof AR Dollar (39mm, 26.89 g, 12h). Philadelphia mint. Dies by Christian Gobrecht. Dated 1836 (Issue of March 1837). Liberty seated right, head left, holding liberty cap on pole and resting hand on shield; C · GOBRECHT · F on ground line / Eagle flying left through field containing 26 stars. Korein p. 90, die alignment II; Judd 60; Pollock 65; Breen 5412. Proof, lightly toned, hairlines.

From the Dr. Julius Korein Collection, sold on behalf of the American Numismatic Society to benefit the North American Chair. Ex Betty Goff C. Cartwright Collection (Stack’s, 13 October 2004), lot 1881; purchased from Stack’s, 1972.