1861 50C J-277 PR(PCGS#12100)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4275

Grade

PR63

Price

5,581

Lot Description

1861 Pattern Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Judd-277, Pollock-326. Rarity-7-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-63 (PCGS). Obv: regular dies of the issue. Rev: regular dies with the addition of the proposed motto GOD OUR TRUST on a raised ribbon above the eagle. The centers are bright silver while the rims show deep russet-gold with flashes of blue and crimson. Attractive mirror fields surround the frosty devices of the obverse and reverse. A rare pattern issue with perhaps 10 to 12 known, this is one of the finer examples seen from that meager number. Highly appealing and rare. PCGS# 12100. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. PCGS Population: 2; 2 finer (Proof-64 finest).