1871 50C J-1105 PR(PCGS#61364)

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

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3405

Grade

PR64

Price

12,000

Lot Description

1871 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-1105, Pollock-1241. Rarity-7+. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. Obv:Chief Engraver James Barton Longacre's Indian Princess motif with no 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:A wreath of cotton and corn encircles the denomination 50 CENTS, the word STANDARD inscribed along the upper border. Minimally toned in pale silver iridescence, this smartly impressed specimen readily reveals a deeply reflective finish in the fields at direct lighting angles. A rare type with only a half dozen or so specimen known, per the uspatterns.comwebsite. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Ruddy's) sale of the Armand Champa Collection, May 1972, lot 1046; our (Bowers and Ruddy's) William R. Sieck Collection sale, July-August 1981, lot 213. PCGS Population: just 2 in all grades in this category. PCGS# 61364. NGC ID: 2A47. Click here for certification details from PCGS.