1877 50C Morgan's Liberty Head Half Dollar, Judd-1506, Pollock-1668, High R.7, PR63 PCGS. Essentially a miniature of Morgan...

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Impressive 1877 Judd-1506 Half Dollar Pattern

1877 50C Morgan's Liberty Head Half Dollar, Judd-1506, Pollock-1668, High R.7, PR63 PCGS. Essentially a miniature of Morgan's famous dollar design, dated 1877. The reverse has an eagle on top of a shield, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to the left, above, and right of the shield. This entire design is enclosed within a wreath with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around and HALF DOLLAR below. Struck in silver with a reeded edge.
There are currently just five examples of Judd-1506 known, and these exist from two different obverse dies! Andrew Pollock assigned two different numbers to these dies. Pollock-1660 has a short leaf below the I of PLURIBUS, with three examples known. Pollock-1668 has a long leaf at this location, touching the base of that letter, with just two known pieces. This example, from the Harry Bass Collection, is the Pollock plate coin for his number 1668. It is nicely detailed with fully mirrored fields and a trace of hazy toning along the borders. The devices are lustrous with a resultant light cameo contrast, perhaps sufficient for a Cameo designation from PCGS. Both sides exhibit light hairlines that limit the grade. This is an incredible piece, a coin that will be a prized possession by its new owner.
The specialty of collecting 1877 pattern half dollars provides one of the most challenging of all numismatic pursuits. Many cabinets, including some very famous collections, have never had even a single 1877 pattern half dollar. It is estimated that fewer than 200 pattern half dollars of this year exist, and this total population must be divided up among 44 different varieties. The Jones Beach Collection contains seven different examples, a truly remarkable accomplishment.
Through the assistance of Saul Teichman and USPatterns.com, we are pleased to present extensive pedigree information about this coin and the other 1877 half dollar patterns in the present sale.

PR65 PCGS. P-1668. Dr. Edward Maris (6/1886); Garrett Collection (Stack's, 3/1976); Morris Evans (Bowers and Merena, 8/1998); Superior (7/2003); M. Hagen; R.Kay.
PR63 PCGS. The piece offered here. P-1668. Ira S. Reed (1941); Monroe Collection; Armand Champa (Bowers and Ruddy, 5/1972), lot 1060; Harry W. Bass, Jr. (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1217; Superior (7/1999 FPL); Superior (9/1999); 2002 ANA Sale.
PR66 PCGS. P-1660. DiBello Collection (Stack's, 5/1970), lot 384; Rudy Sieck (Bowers and Ruddy, 1981 ANA), lot 229; Superior (7/1993).
PR65 PCGS. P-1660. Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Stack's (3/1980), lot 714; M. Hagen.
Choice Proof. P-1660. King Farouk (Sotheby's, 2/1954), lot 1970; Stack's (6/1984), lot 1243; NASAC (6/1986).
From The Jones Beach Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 61841, Greysheet# 14709)

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