1861 50C J-277 PR(PCGS#12100)

1861 50C J-277 PR (PCGS#12100)

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

Description du lot: 1861 Pattern Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Judd-277, Pollock-328. Rarity-7-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-63 (PCGS). Obv:The same design that the Mint used to produce regular issue 1861 Liberty Seated half dollars. The point of the shield is over the left edge of the digit 8 in the date. Rev:Similar to the regular issue design, but with the addition of a scroll with the motto GOD OUR TRUST in the field above the eagle. Lightly toned in pale silver, this coin also exhibits a few splashes of faint reddish-apricot iridescence along the upper right reverse border. One of fewer than a dozen examples of Judd-277 struck from this obverse die ("Date Left") believed extant per the uspatterns.comwebsite. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired December 1987. PCGS Population: 3; 2 finer in this category (both Proof-64). PCGS# 12100. NGC ID: 29DK. Click here for certification details from NGC.