1877 50C J-1511, BN PR(PCGS#61849)
1877 50C J-1511, BN PR (PCGS#61849)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5452
- 等级
- PR62BN
- 价格
- 98,819
- 详细说明
- Popular and Rare Judd-1511 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar One of Only Four Examples Known The Farouk Specimen 1877 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar. Judd-1511, Pollock-1675. Rarity-7+. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-62 BN (PCGS). Obv:A head of Liberty faces left with the date 1877 below. The inscription around the border reads **E PLURIBUS ******* UNUM ****. Liberty is wearing a cap, the cap band ornamented with ears of wheat, cotton leaves and bolls. The portrait is virtually identical to that adopted for the regular issue Morgan silver dollar in 1878. Rev:An eagle with upraised wings clutches a sprig with three leaves in its right talon and a group of three arrows in its left talon. A laurel wreath surrounds the eagle, and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed in the field above the eagle's head. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is above and the denomination HALF DOLLAR is below. This design is similar to that used on the regular issue Morgan silver dollar of 1878 to 1921. The obverse is toned in a blend of deep orange and copper-rose patina with iridescent undertones of cobalt blue and salmon pink evident as the coin dips into a light. For the reverse we note mottled copper-rose and autumn-brown patina with undertones of cobalt blue and olive-gold iridescence. Wispy hairlines are noted, thereby explaining the Proof-62 numeric grade from PCGS, but the in hand appearance is quite pleasing for an example of this popular and exceedingly rare pattern type. Fully struck. Judd-1151 is one of the famous pattern Morgan half dollar of 1877, examples of which were also struck in silver (Judd-1510). According to the website uspatterns.com, only four copper impressions from these dies are known: 1- PCGS Proof-66 RB. Ex Major Lenox R. Lohr; our (Bowers and Ruddy's) sale of the River Oaks Collection of United States Pattern Coins, November 1976, lot 980; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Morris Evans Collection, August 1998 Rarities Sale, lot 2076; Simpson Collection. 2 - Choice Proof. Ex Dr. Edward Maris' sale of June 1886, lot 203; T. Harrison Garrett to Robert and John Work Garrett, by descent, 1888; Robert Garrett interest to John Work Garrett, 1919; transfer completed 1921; John Work Garrett to the Johns Hopkins University, by gift, 1942; our (Stack's) sale of the John Work Garrett Collection for the Johns Hopkins University, March 1976, lot 636; our (Bowers and Ruddy's) William R. Sieck Collection sale, July-August 1981, lot 232. 3 - ICG Proof-63 RB. Ex Doughty; Byron Reed Collection, owned by the City of Omaha, Nebraska, on loan to The Durham Museum. 4 - PCGS Proof-62 BN. Ex King Farouk of Egypt; Sotheby's sale of the Palace Collections of Egypt, 1954, lot 1973; M.H. Bolender's 189th Auction Sale, October 1955, lot 1493; Kagin's San Diego Sale of May 1987, lot 3189; Kagin's Fall Sale of November 1987, lot 2290A; E. Horatio Morgan Collection. The present example. With only three specimens in private hands, our offering of the Farouk-E. Horatio Morgan specimen of Judd-1511 in this sale represents what could very well be a once in a lifetime bidding opportunity for the advanced pattern enthusiast. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired December 1987. Earlier ex King Farouk of Egypt; M.H. Bolender's 189th Auction Sale, October 1955, lot 1493; Sotheby's sale of the Palace Collections of Egypt, 1954, lot 1973; Kagin's San Diego Sale of May 1987, lot 3189; Kagin's Fall Sale of November 1987, lot 2290A. PCGS# 61849. Click here for certification details from PCGS.