1863 50C J-340, CAM PR(PCGS#389280)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6592

Grade

PR63CAM

Price

2,760

Lot Description

<strong>Obv:</strong> The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue Liberty Seated half dollars in 1863. <strong>Rev:</strong> Similar to the regular issue Liberty Seated design of the year, but with the addition of the motto GOD OUR TRUST in the field above the eagle. A boldly cameoed finish shines forth powerfully through a dusting of light iridescent gold toning. Fully struck. The <em>uspatterns.com</em> website reports that seven pattern Proof sets that included this type are believed to be original strikings, but with about two dozen examples of Judd-340 extant, many specimens in numismatic hands are likely restrikes. This is a popular type with collectors, both then and now, as a forerunner to the With Motto Liberty Seated design type adopted for regular issue coinage in 1866.