1869 50C J-752 PR(PCGS#60981)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1662

Grade

PR64

Price

1,560

Lot Description

1869 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-752, Pollock-835. Rarity-7-. Aluminum. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). Obv:Standard Silver design with a right facing bust of Liberty as the focal device. Liberty is wearing a diadem inscribed LIBERTY and her hair is 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 encircles the denomination 50 CENTS, the inscription STANDARD SILVER above and the date 1869 below. Reflective fields and satiny, fully impressed devices are veiled in pale antique-silver iridescence. A Gem were it not for streaks of light carbon on the reverse. Examples of this popular type were originally distributed as part of pattern Proof sets. Aluminum strikings such as this are highly elusive in today's market. PCGS Population: 4; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 60981. NGC ID: 29T3. Click here for certification details from PCGS.