Three Photos of the Wayne Miller-Simpson 1879 Morgan J-1611 Pattern Coin
Zoins
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I ran across this pattern coin with the old TrueView and then found out that it's the plate coin for USPatterns.com and the Wayne Miller book, along with being a Simpson coin now. Here are three photos of this impressive coin.
This is graded PCGS PR68CAM, pop 2/0.
PCGS CoinFacts lists the provenance as:
Wayne Miller Collection - Goldbergs 10/2000:603, $25,300 - American Numismatic Rarities 11/2004:36, $40,000 - Bob R. Simpson Collection
Here's the USPatterns.com description:
This design by Morgan is another attempt to replace the production design whose eagle was described as scrawny among other things.
This design is R-6 in both silver and copper J1616/P1812 with over a dozen of each known. The illustrated example, the Wayne Miller book plate coin, is the finest known and was graded proof 68 by PCGS.
A reverse die trial, in white metal, JA1879-5/P3479 is also known.
Photo courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg's Coins & Collectibles.
Old PCGS TrueView
New PCGS TrueView
USPatterns.com - Ira & Larry Goldberg
Comments
I do like that Eagle design... a bit more 'heft' to the body....Cheers, RickO
It's amazing that coins from that era have survived w/o acquiring hairlines. Thanks for posting!
I really like the reverse design.
I need to spend some time studying patterns. Occasionally, I would read the descriptions 25 years when there was one in Bowers ' Rare Coin Review or auction catalogs I used to get and always thought it was an interesting topic. @zoins thanks for posting
Love the coin for its differences.
The pattern seems to have a slightly more forward thinking design. Unapologetically asymmetrical, a bit more life-like than the eagle on decided-on reverse which has more of an allegorical or symbolic look.
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I actually preferred this J-1613
Nice. Its always good to see them
Super cool coin!
I'm with Boiler78 - the toning break on the cheek bothers me......
Me too
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Can the toning break be fixed with Ricko approval at the same time
Anyone see this in hand? Is the toning break prominent in hand?
Interesting, I like the eagle that was used for production. The first two shown here have 10 tail feathers, the next pattern has six. I prefer the wings pointed Up and spread out.
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The chosen design was denigrated by those calling it the "buzzard dollar" while the one posted here was called "scrawny".
Of course, as coin and pattern collectors, we can appreciate them all, though I agree the toning breaks are distracting.
Great pattern @boiler78 !
I’m a big fan of these Morgan alternative dollars!
that is a beautiful design with lovely tone but I can't get past the breaks on the portrait. if were so positioned that I could afford one of these I'd pass on the OP coin and wait for something else, ala boiler.
Man, I've got a hankering to do a pattern set from 1879 - some great coins put out that year!
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That eagle looks like he means business. I also like the font. The production dollar is almost cartoonish with the motto in a very different font than the legend. I had speculated, as a WAG, that Morgan was trying to appeal to Barber, whose patterns employed that or a similar font.
Nice, but too cluttered on the reverse IMHOP.
Pete
Great 1879 patteerns @Lakesammman !
Quick question. Why are these called the "Schoolgirl" design?