1859 50C J-235 PR(PCGS#11960)
1859 50C J-235 PR (PCGS#11960)
November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7332
- 等级
- PR55
- 价格
- 7,596
- 详细说明
- 1859 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-235, Pollock-284. Rarity-5. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-55 (PCGS). Obv:Anthony C. Paquet's seated Liberty motif. Liberty is seated left, her outstretched right hand supporting a fasces and her left hand supporting a shield. An olive sprig and three arrows are present at the base of the shield. Thirteen stars encircle the periphery and the date 1859 is below. The digits 185 in the date are repunched. Rev:An eagle with outstretched wings and a shield on its breast clutches an olive sprig in its right talon and three long, slender arrows in its left talon. The eagle holds a scroll inscribed with the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM in its beak, the scroll "broken" (i.e., it is incomplete) due to lapping of the die, and the eagle's wing tips split as opposed to pointed. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the denomination HALF DOLLAR is below. A richly toned and pleasingly original specimen bathed in blended mauve and olive-gray patina. Struck from a heavily rusted reverse due, evidence of which is particularly pronounced along the lower and left borders, and around the eagle's right wing and tail. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 11960.