Gobrecht Dollars 1836-1839 Coin Guide
The United States Mint had ceased striking silver dollars in 1804. Although the denomination was the "flagship" monetary unit in U.S.
By E-Gobrecht on Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Filed Under: Biographies, US Coinage History, US Mint Directors from 1773
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All Gobrecht dollars were struck in the Philadelphia Mint and all have a proof finish, even the regular circulation issues of 1836 and 1837. This is a unique phenomenon in U.S.
Gobrecht Short for Â"Gobrecht dollar.Â"
Gobrecht dollar The silver dollars dated 1836, 1838, and 1839 struck in those years and restruck later (some 1836-dated coins were struck in 1837).
Gobrecht dollar: U.S. Silver Dollars designed by Christian Gobrecht and struck from 1836 to 1839.
gold: a soft, precious metal of yellow color.
Gobrecht dollar
The silver dollars dated 1836, 1838, and 1839 struck in those years and restruck later (some 1836-dated coins were struck in 1837).
Gobrecht's Perched Eagle
Restrike with Rusted Reverse
1153 1839 pattern half dollar. P-103, J-95. Restrike. Rarity-8. Liberty Head right. Proof-64 (PCGS). Silver. Reeded edge.
1836 Gobrecht Dollar
Regular production of Gobrecht dollars began sometime in December of 1836. In 1836 1,000 coins were struck. The approximately 25 coins made in 1838 are considered to be patterns.
Gobrecht's design was simple. For the main device on the coin, he
almost directly copied the head of Venus which appeared in a painting of
Benjamin West called Omnia Vincit Amor. The only real change he ...
Gobrecht's design, inspired by the portrait of Venus in Benjamin West's Painting Omnia Vincit Amor (Love Conquers All), also became the prototype for the half-eagle and large cent of 1839.
Gobrecht's first reverse was a flying eagle, but initial resistance to such a break from tradition forced him to redeploy the familiar heraldic eagle from the Capped Bust series.
The Gobrecht Dollar
The coinage of a master engraver
Observations On Proof Coinage
What makes a coin a proof? A bit of history about the "Caviar of Coins.
Christian Gobrecht designed this dime, whose obverse design, as was the tradition of the time, graced every circulating silver U.S. coin of the period. The most significant non-design change from the previous series was a reduction in diameter to 17.
Early and Gobrecht Silver Dollars: None
Seated Liberty Dollar: Below the eagle on the reverse
Trade Dollar: Above the 'D' in DOLLAR on the reverse ...
Christian Gobrecht designed the $10 Gold Eagle, also known as Coronet or Liberty Type, minted from 1838 to 1907.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Also refer to General Information on US Gold Coins.
The design by James Longacre was copied from the Liberty Head motif by Christian Gobrecht. Three Cent Silver The three-cent coin with a star motif struck in silver alloy.
Christian Gobrecht designed an experimental silver dollar to make ready for the re-introduction of the U.S. silver dollar.
After the pieces dated 1803, no dollars were struck for circulation until 1836, in which year Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design was produced, possibly as a pattern, for all were made with Proof finish, ...
Packard was a direct descendant of the famous American engraver Christian Gobrecht. Mr.
Christian Gobrecht - Third Engraver of the U.S. Mint
William Kneass - Second Engraver of the U.S. Mint
James B. Longacre - Fourth Engraver of the U.S. Mint
Jonas McClintock - Third Melter and Refiner of the U.S. Mint
Richard S.
The eagle motif was the same design used on the Gobrecht Dollar. It has been speculated that the eagle design is that of Peter the Eagle who was a mint resident during the 1830's and is now stuffed and a permanent residence.
Christian Gobrecht's design with a Liberty head encircled by stars was introduced in 1839. The 13 stars represents the first 13 colonies. The reverse is a majestic Eagle with outstretched wings encircled with "United States of America" and "Five D.
This is a similar situation to the complaint lodged, again probably by the Chief Engraver of the time William Kneass, against the name-below-base Gobrecht dollars.
Modeled after the Coronet-type Large Cent (1816-1857), Christian Gobrecht's Quarter Eagle design continued unchanged for 33 years, longer than any other design in the history of American gold coinage.
The motif designed by Christian Gobrecht first used on the Gobrecht dollars of 1836-1839 featuring Miss Liberty seated on a rock. This design was used on nearly all regular issue silver coinage from 1837 until 1891.
Also known as the "Coronet Type Quarter Eagle," this gold coin was designed by Christian Gobrecht. This coin bears the female likeness of Liberty wearing a coronet or small crown on the obverse and an eagle with outstretched wings on the reverse.
Coin designer: Christian Gobrecht.
Diameter: 38.1 millimeters.
Composition: Silver (90%) and Copper (10%).
Weight: 26.73 grams.
Edge: Reeded.
Mintmark: Below the eagle on the reverse. (None for Philadelphia) ...
No Stars - Term referring to the Gobrecht-designed Liberty Seated coins without stars. Also refers to Capped Bust Quarter Eagles of 1796.
These coins were struck from 1795 through 1804 but this denomination was discontinued until 1838 when the new Gobrecht Liberty Head design was introduced. Early Eagles have proven to be very popular with collectors over the years.
There was no mark or indication of value on these coins until 1829. In 1837 the type was changed to a seated figure of Liberty designed by Christian Gobrecht. This type was continued with a few minor variations until 1873.
Longacre, Christian Gobrecht and Anthony C. Paquet, among others. George T. Morgan was also an engraver at the mint responsible for designing an important silver dollar. The Mint was made an independent agency in 1799
Years: ...
 See also: Liberty, Coin, Mint, Half, Silver
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