1870 50C J-952 PR(PCGS#61198)

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

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3389

Grade

PR64

Price

2,280

Lot Description

1870 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-952, Pollock-1095. Rarity-7-. Silver. Plain Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). Obv: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. Rev:A wreath of corn and cotton surrounds the denomination 50 CENTS and the date 1870, the word STANDARD inscribed along the upper border. Pretty reddish-gold peripheral highlights adorn isolated peripheral 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 these dies offered in the preceding lot. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired December 1987. PCGS# 61198. NGC ID: 29YL. Click here for certification details from PCGS.