1880 GOLOID S$1 PCGS J-1650 PR65 Cameo

Certified PR65CAM by PCGS, this 1880 GOLOID S$1 J-1650 offers the technical quality expected of a serious collection coin. The coin offers frosted devices, cameo contrast; high-grade preservation, giving the piece an appropriately refined appearance. As a pattern issue, it belongs to the experimental side of U.S. coinage, where design, alloy, and denomination concepts were tested before regular production. Attribution details include the J-1650 Judd attribution, features that matter to specialists in this series. The Rarity-7 designation supplies an important measure of survival and availability. It is reported as tied for the highest certified grade for the issue. It is the sort of pattern issue that rewards close study of die work, format, and preservation.