Click to enlargeJ1084/P1220

The Longacre design with stars combined with the regular reverse. This was apparently implemented by William Barber as Longacre died in 1869.

These were sold as part of complete sets from the half dime to the silver dollar. To view the set, click here.

Examples were struck as follows: To see all available images, click here.

Silver J1084/P1220 with fewer than a half dozen confirmed as listed below:

1) Frossard 5/1882, Garrett-JHU, Garrett II-B/R 3/80, B/M 11/83, Heritage 6/97 FPL, Superior 2/99 as NGC66, Heritage 4/06 as NGC66, ANR 9/05 as NGC66, Simpson-Heritage 1/21 – PCGS66

2) Numismatic Gallery 11/55, Bareford-Stacks 10/81, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN, Stacks 11/09, Heritage 2/11, StacksBowers 4/11 – NGC65

3) Judd, Kesselman in 11/71, Bass-B/M 3/99 as PCGS65, Teletrade 6/16/98 as PCGS65, B/M 3/01 as PCGS65, Heritage 2/02, Stacks 11/07, Heritage 3/08, StacksBowers 3/12, Heritage 12/12, Heritage 2/13, Heritage 3/13 – NGC66, dipped

4) Auction 90 ?, Superior 2/92, Superior 5/03, Heritage 11/03, Heritage 12/03, Heritage 7/04, Heritage 8/04 – NGC64

Copper J1085/P1221 with over a dozen known including:

1) Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library

2) Reed-Durham Museum – ICG64RB

3) Heritage 6/10 as NGC64RED, Saul Teichman, Heritage 5/22 as NGC64RED – PCGS64RED

4) NERCA 11/80, Stacks 9/92, Heritage 11/01 as NGC65BN, Heritage 2/02 as NGC65BN, Simpson-Heritage 4/21 – PCGS65RB, spot at the edge of Liberty’s toe visible on all plates.

5) Simpson-Heritage 2/21 – PCGS66RB

6) NERCA 5/77, Heritage 4/18 as NGC65RB – PCGS65BN

7) Heritage 6/17 as PCGS64BN – PCGS65BN

8) J Turoff-B/M 3/94, Superior 5/94, Heritage 1/99 FUN as PCGS65BN, Superior 1/04, Superior 5/04, StacksBowers 8/11 ANA, Heritage 6/12 - PCGS64BN

9) Heritage 7/03, Heritage 6/04 as PCGS64RB, B/M 10/05 as PCGS64RB, Heritage 4/06 as PCGS64RB, Heritage 2/12, Heritage 6/14 – NGC64RB

10) Heritage 8/95 ANA as PCSG65RED, Heritage 6/97 FPL, Heritage 1/08 FUN as PCGS64RB – PCGS65RB

11) Stacks 10/2000, Heritage 1/07 FUN, StacksBowers 1/12, StacksBowers 8/14 – NGC65RED

12) G.H. Wolfe-Heritage 1/00 FUN, ANR 1/06 as PCGS64RB, StacksBowers 9/11. StacksBowers 6/12, StacksBowers 6/13 – NGC66RB

13) Superior 8/04 - PCGS64BN, spotty

Aluminum J1086/P1222 with 2 examples noted in Eric Newman's ledgers of his Col Green purchases with B.G. Johnson. Later pedigrees for these 2 include the following:

1) Crouch-Superior 6/77 ?, NERCA 4/80 ?, B/R 1/83, Heritage 5/03 as PCGS64, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS65

2) Ivy 5/81?, B/M 3/85, Superior 2/87 - gem proof

One of these is ex Kagin's 12/65, 4/66 and 6/67 sales.

Photo courtesy of Tangible Asset Galleries.