1869 50C J-751, RB PR(PCGS#70980)

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

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3366

Grade

PR61RB

Price

1,560

Lot Description

1869 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-751, Pollock-834. Rarity-7-. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-61 RB (PCGS). OGH. Obv:Standard Silver design with a bust of Liberty facing right. Liberty is wearing a diadem inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied in a bun at the back of her head. 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. This pretty specimen exhibits splashes of steel-blue peripheral toning around otherwise rose-red surfaces. Light hairlining accounts for the assigned numeric grade, but the strike is razor sharp and the eye appeal is well above average at the Proof-61 level. The uspatterns.com website accounts for fewer than a half dozen examples of Judd-751 in numismatic hands. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS Population: 1; 5 finer in this category (Proof-65 RB finest). PCGS# 70980. Click here for certification details from PCGS.