1871 50C J-1115, RD PR(PCGS#81374)

1871 50C J-1115, RD PR (PCGS#81374)

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

Description du lot: 1871 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-1115, Pollock-1251. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 RD (PCGS). CAC. Obv:Chief Engraver James Barton Longacre's Indian Princess motif with 13 stars around the border. Liberty is seated left wearing a Native American headdress, her left hand resting atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY and her right hand supporting a liberty pole. Two flags are behind the portrait, one of which is ornamented with 13 stars, and the date 1871 is below. Rev:The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue 1871 Liberty Seated half dollars. Splendid rose-orange surfaces retain full mint color. Appreciably reflective in the fields, the devices are fully struck with a softly frosted finish. This scarce type has an extant population of only a half dozen or so coins, per the uspatterns.comwebsite. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from Lester Merkin's sale of September 1974, lot 232; our (Bowers and Merena's) Phillip Flannagan, Dr. Robert I. Hinkley, Dr. John C. Wong, and Many Tree Feathers Collections sale, November 2001, lot 6563. PCGS Population: 1; 1 finer in this category (Proof-65 RD). PCGS# 81374. NGC ID: 2A4H. Click here for certification details from PCGS.