1749: 1836 $1 Judd-60 Original, Medal Alignment PR63 Start Price USD 24,000.00 Current Price USD 31,250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 End Time Friday, August 01, 2008 Location Baltimore, MD See more about '1749: 1836 $1 Judd-60 Original, Medal Alignment PR63' Description click for larger image1749: 1836 $1 Judd-60 Original, Medal Alignment PR63 1836 $1 Judd-60 Original, Medal Alignment PR63 PCGS. Silver. Plain Edge. Die Alignment IV (head of Liberty opposite OF). Sometimes called Second Original strikings, these coins were struck in March 1837, even though they are dated 1836. The angling die scratch above the eagle's wing is prominent and easily discernible without magnification. Struck as a circulating proof, as were all Gobrecht dollars. There were 600 March strikings, and as has been often told, the coins appear to have started in Die Alignment II (medal alignment, Liberty's head opposite the DO in DOLLAR). It is unclear, and part of ongoing research, whether the reverse die was actually loose during the production run and slowly rotated from the eagle in the "onward and upward" position to level (as in this case with the Die Alignment IV coins), or if the reverse die was repeatedly taken off and put back on in different positions. Usually seen in circulated grades, this piece is considerably above the norm seen for Die Alignment IV coins. The relatively sparse number of coins we have sold over the past several years indicates that the average grade is 55.9. This piece has impressively deep mirrors on each side. The coin was obviously struck as a proof as the reflective fields shine brightly through the multicolored toning seen on each side. Swirls and irregular patterns of golden, blue, and gray toning are seen on the obverse, while the reverse is mostly slate-gray with slightly deeper margins. 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