1849 Pacific Company Pattern Dollar MS Silver Pattern Values

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1849 Pacific Company Pattern Dollar MS Silver Pattern Values

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The Pacific Company gold dollar was believed to only exist as a pattern in silver until 1999, when a metal detectorist discovered an example buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A second specimen was properly attributed by numismatist Stuart Levine in 2002, after being misidentified as a gilt silver pattern for nearly a century. In 2022, a third example appeared, having been held by a family since the 1920s when it was pulled from the coin box in a San Francisco cable car. All known pieces are struck in debased gold (approximately .600-fine).

Obverse: Liberty cap on pole in a glory of rays with 30 stars 1 DOLLAR

Reverse: Eagle with laurel and mining hammer PACIFIC COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1849

Basic Information

GSID:

285888

Coin Date:

1849

Denomination:

PS$1 / Pattern Dollar

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

California

Coinage Type:

Private & Pioneer Gold

Coinage Years:

1849

Composition:

Silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Pacific Company

Variety 2:

Silver Pattern

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Business

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Obverse Lettering:

1 DOLLAR

Reverse Lettering:

PACIFIC COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1849

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