1869 50C J-758 PR(PCGS#60988)

The January 2012 Americana Sale

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

10507

Grade

PR64

Price

1,955

Lot Description

1869 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-758, Pollock-842. Rarity-7-. Proof-64 (NGC). Standard Silver design with a right facing bust of Liberty on the obverse. Liberty is wearing a headband inscribed LIBERTY and ornamented with a single star, and her hair is tied in a bun. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is above and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is on a scroll below. On the reverse, a wreath of oak and laurel leaves encircles the denomination 50 CENTS, with the inscription STANDARD SILVER above and the date 1869 below. Struck in aluminum with a reeded edge.