Black with red, gold/copper or brown halter. Early models had eye whites (most eye whites had ended by 1969). Three different versions were available; the poodle cut, where the barrel is smooth, was the first version, estimated around 1959-1962; the semi-rough coat, where the back and croup is smooth but the barrel has a rough curly coat, is estimated around 1961-62 (an in-between version); and, the full rough curly coat, the most common variation, may have started around 1963, as seen by the photo of the #73 Polled Hereford Bull in the 1963 catalog.
Each of these variations were released in glossy, with no mold stamps. Around 1970, the matte variation was released only in the full rough coat, and the USA Stamp was added. Most matte models have the USA stamp, and they did not have the gold halter. The photo of the 1996 JAH article mentioned the matte finish appearing in 1976; however, the addition of the USA Stamp would place the matte variation closer to 1970.
This model was not advertised in the 1974 and 1975 catalogs.