1869 50C J-757, BN PR(PCGS#60987)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3370

Grade

PR62BN

Price

1,560

Lot Description

1869 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-757, Pollock-841. Rarity-7-. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-62 BN (PCGS). OGH. Obv: Standard Silver design with a bust of Liberty facing right. Liberty is wearing a headband inscribed LIBERTY and ornamented with a single star, her hair tied in a bun. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed on a scroll below. Rev:A wreath of oak and laurel leaves surrounds the denomination 50 CENTS with the inscription STANDARD SILVER at the upper border and the date 1869 below. Mottled steel-gray and deep copper patina blankets both sides of this fully impressed specimen. Judd-757 has an extant population of fewer than six coins per the uspatterns.comwebsite. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired November 1994. PCGS Population: 1; 1 finer in this category (Proof-65 BN). PCGS# 60987. Click here for certification details from PCGS.