1877 50C J-1503, CAM PR(PCGS#535351)

The Regency Auction 28

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

659

等级

PR63CAM

价格

141,480

详细说明

Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud to offer this very important, major pattern rarity! Designed during a flurry of activity at the mint with George Morgan and William Barber competing to redesign the half dollar. In all, 22 different pattern issues are described in the Judd book. All are rare, some, like the present example extremely so, listed as R-7+ with ONLY FOUR KNOWN. The obverse displays Morgan's famous head of Liberty, adopted for the silver dollar the following year. The reverse shows an eagle, similar to that on the Morgan dollar, surmounted on a union shield, surrounded by a wreath. Struck in silver with a reeded edge. This coin traces its extensive provenance to the Farouk Collection. Like many of the silver coins in the deposed monarch's extensive holdings, there are some minor lines from an old wiping noted, but the fields retain exceptional reflection. The watery fields have a bold flash that comes through the pale pewter, lilac, and gold patina. Faint hairlines are noted, attesting to the Farouk provenance. Ex. King Farouk Collection; The Palace Collections of Egypt, Sotheby's February 1954, lot 1970; Stack's June 1984 Sale, Part II, lot 1242; The Randolph S. Rothschild Collection, Stack's October 2003, lot 1090; Queller/Lemus Collection, Heritage, January 2009, lot 1870 (as NGC PR63 CAM); Central States Convention Auction, Heritage, April 2012, lot 5428 (as NGC PR63 CAM); ANA Auction, Stack's Bowers, August 2016, lot 3528 (as PCGS PR63 CAM). PCGS 1, NGC 0. The last three times this coin has sold, it has brought in the $20,000-$23,000 range. Since that time, the pattern market, especially for very rare and popular types have gained steam. Only one other coin is graded at PCGS, the incomparable Simpson PR66 CAM. This is an EXTREMELY RARE opportunity to add this very important pattern half dollar with a very cool design to your cabinet of rarities. Do not let it pass you by! Cert. Number 25616453 PCGS # 535351