1869 50C J-745, BN PR(PCGS#60973)

1869 50C J-745, BN PR (PCGS#60973)

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

Losbeschreibung: 1869 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-745, Pollock-826. Rarity-7-. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). OGH--First Generation. Obv:Standard Silver design with a bust of Liberty facing right, a cap ornamented with two stars on her head and a ribbon emblazoned LIBERTY crossing her shoulder. William Barber's initial B is within the folds of the ribbon at the back of Liberty's cap. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed on a scroll below. A curl comes close to touching the left tip of the scroll. 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. Boldly toned in mottled steel-brown, copper-rose, gray-brown and autumn-orange patina. Judd-745 is one of several scarce Standard Silver patterns of the year with fewer than a dozen specimens extant (per the uspatterns.comwebsite). Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS Population: 3; 1 finer in this category (Proof-65 BN). PCGS# 60973. NGC ID: 29SV. Click here for certification details from PCGS.