1871 H10C J-1065 PR (PCGS#61324)
The March 2011 Baltimore Auction
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 6055
- Grade
- PR64
- Price
- 3,738
- Lot Description
- 1871 Pattern Half Dime. Judd-1065, Pollock-1200. Rarity-7-. Proof-64 (PCGS). Standard Silver design with Liberty seated left on the obverse. Thirteen stars are arranged around the border and the date 1871 is below. Liberty is wearing a feathered headdress, her right hand supports a liberty pole and her left rests atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY. Two flags are behind the portrait, one of which is ornamented with 13 stars. On the reverse, the denomination 5 CENTS is centered within a wreath of corn and cotton with the word STANDARD above. Struck in silver with a reeded edge.<br /> Silver-gray toning with splashes of bolder olive-gray and copper-rose patina confined to the peripheries. A uniformly mirrored finish is most vibrant when observed with the aid of a good light.
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