1871 H10C J-1066, BN PR(PCGS#61325)

1871 H10C J-1066, BN PR (PCGS#61325)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Losbeschreibung: 1871 Pattern Half Dime. Judd-1066, Pollock-1201. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. Obv:Liberty is seated left with 13 stars around the periphery and the date below. Liberty is wearing a Native American headdress and supporting a liberty pole with her right hand, her left hand rests on a globe over which a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY is draped. A pair of flags is behind the portrait. Rev:A wreath of cotton and corn encloses the denomination 5 CENTS, the word STANDARD above. Bright blue is blended with lilac and light orange, a sharply struck Proof with lovely surfaces. As noted on the uspatterns.com website: "This [design] was apparently implemented by William Barber as Longacre died in 1869. These were sold as part of complete sets from the half dime to the silver dollar." Provenance: Ex Julian Leidman, September 16, 1971; Harry W. Bass, Jr.; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part I, May 1999, lot 1078; our (Bowers and Merena's) Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II sale, March 2001, lot 1021; Superior's Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction of January 2004, lot 3402. PCGS Population: 1; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 61325. NGC ID: 2A33. Click here for certification details from PCGS.