1865 50C J-429 PR (PCGS#60614)
August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 7152
- Grade
- PR64
- Price
- 8,050
- Lot Description
- 1865 Pattern Seated Liberty Half Dollar. Judd-429, Pollock-502. Rarity-7-. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. The obverse is the regular dies of 1865, while the reverse is the regular dies as adopted in 1866 with the Motto on the reverse. Struck in silver with a reeded edge.<br /> <br /> Handsomely toned with golden-russet with a few tinges of blue at the periphery. Fairly good contrast as Liberty sports considerable frost on her dress folds and the lettering, which stand tall against the glassy mirror fields. On the reverse the beginnings of the rust lump on the hub have appeared on the left edge of the left thigh, just below the junction of the wing, and the vertical shield lines at the center of the shield are very thin near the base. A rare pattern issue with perhaps a ten to a dozen known, this one of the finer examples and highly desirable for the rich and eye appealing toning.
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