1871 LONGACRE $1 J-1138C PCGS PR66 Red

This 1871 LONGACRE $1 J-1138C is a gem proof representative, certified PR66RD by PCGS, with details that merit close attention. Surfaces show active luster; high-grade preservation, the kind of technical quality advanced collectors study closely. Attribution details include the J-1138C Judd attribution, features that matter to specialists in this series. 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. The Rarity-8 designation supplies an important measure of survival and availability. Its reported finest-known status gives the piece meaningful condition-census context. Collectors of experimental U.S. coinage prize pieces like this for their link to ideas that shaped, or nearly shaped, the nation’s circulating designs.