1870 50C J-972, RB PR(PCGS#71218)

1870 50C J-972, RB PR (PCGS#71218)

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

详细说明: 1870 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-972, Pollock-1083. Rarity-7+. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 RB (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 on a scroll below. Liberty is wearing a soft cap ornamented with two stars, and a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY in raised letters crosses her shoulder. The point of the bust is distant from the scroll and the tip of the cap is under the right side of the final letter S in STATES. Rev:A wreath of oak and laurel leaves encircles the denomination 50 CENTS, the inscription STANDARD SILVER above and the date 1870 below. An originally preserved specimen with splashes of cobalt blue iridescence to a base of warm autumn-brown color. Swirls of deeper toning are evident in the lower right obverse field and, especially, on the reverse around the right half of the wreath. This scarce type has fewer than half a dozen specimens extant per the uspatterns.comwebsite. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) Ebenezer Milton Saunders Collection sale, November 1987, lot 463. PCGS Population: 2; with a single Proof-65 RB finer in this category. PCGS# 71218. NGC ID: 29YZ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.