1870 50C J-952, CAM PR(PCGS#535005)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8686

Grade

PR64CAM

Price

3,120

Lot Description

<strong>Obv:</strong> Standard Silver design with a bust of Liberty facing right, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST inscribed on a scroll below. Liberty is wearing a diadem inscribed LIBERTY and her hair is tied in a bun. <strong>Rev:</strong> A wreath of corn and cotton surrounds the denomination 50 CENTS and the date 1870, with the word STANDARD inscribed along the upper border. Pretty reddish-gold peripheral highlights adorn isolated areas on both sides of this otherwise brilliant, bright silver example. The scarcer plain edge counterpart to the Judd-951 reeded edge silver striking from the same dies.