1876 Seashore Dollar Pattern Tribute – 1 Oz Copper
A Copper Tribute to Liberty at the Seashore
The 1876 Seashore Dollar Pattern Tribute brings a distinctive nineteenth-century American pattern design to a one-ounce copper round from Intaglio Mint. Liberty sits beside the sea, extending an olive branch toward the horizon—a graceful composition that brings together themes of peace, commerce, and national aspiration.
This modern tribute celebrates that historic artistry in copper, offering collectors an accessible way to appreciate an intricate design from America’s pattern coinage.
The Original Pattern: A Different Vision for the Dollar
Pattern coins offer a glimpse into designs that might have shaped America’s circulating money. The 1876 “Liberty at the Seashore” dollar pattern presents a detailed alternative to the familiar Liberty portraits and seated figures of the era.
Cataloged in silver as Judd-1467, the original features Liberty seated beside the water, accompanied by a globe, flags, and a sheaf of wheat. A steamship appears in the distance, while IN GOD WE TRUST occupies a cartouche above the date. Its reverse places ONE DOLLAR inside a wreath, surrounded by the national title and E PLURIBUS UNUM.
An American Design Dated 1876
Bearing the date of America’s centennial year, the Seashore composition offers a fitting image of a nation looking outward. The olive branch suggests peace, the wheat evokes agricultural abundance, and the distant ship recalls maritime trade. Together, these details give the design a narrative quality that rewards a closer look.
This tribute carries that scene into a modern copper format, offering collectors a way to enjoy a historic pattern design beyond the specialized world of original nineteenth-century rarities.
Obverse Design
Liberty sits facing left beside the seashore, extending an olive branch in her right hand. Her left hand rests beside a globe inscribed LIBERTY, with flags and a sheaf of wheat behind her. A steamship crosses the water in the background. Below the scene, IN GOD WE TRUST appears in a decorative cartouche above the date 1876. A denticled border frames the design.
Reverse Design
An open wreath tied with a ribbon forms the centerpiece of the reverse, framed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and E PLURIBUS UNUM below. The balanced arrangement recalls the historic pattern’s reverse, completing this copper interpretation of the Seashore design.
Product Specifications
- Weight: 1 oz
- Metal: Copper
- Mint: Intaglio Mint
- Design: Tribute to the 1876 Seashore dollar pattern
- Format: Privately minted copper round; no legal-tender face value
Why Collect This Tribute?
The Seashore design combines the appeal of historic American coinage with the detail of a miniature maritime scene. Liberty, the globe, the distant steamship, and the wreath reverse offer an engaging addition for collectors of pattern tributes, classic coin designs, and Intaglio Mint copper rounds.
The historical pattern discussed above is the inspiration for this piece; the product offered is a modern copper tribute.
Explore the History
Learn more about the original 1876 Seashore dollar pattern, cataloged as Judd-1467, in PCGS’s Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia.
Celebrate a distinctive American pattern design with the 1876 Seashore Dollar Pattern Tribute, a 1 oz copper round from Intaglio Mint. Featuring Liberty seated beside the sea with an olive branch, globe, and distant steamship, this modern tribute brings historic artistry to an accessible copper collectible.
