Auction Name: 2026 January 14 - 17 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 4525

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/1390*4525

1859 P50C Half Dollar, Judd-245, Pollock-301, High R.6, PR66 NGC. The obverse features the so-called "French Head" of Liberty facing right. In fact, the profile was almost certainly modeled after the Apollo Belvedere statue in Rome. A large eagle with a heraldic shield dominates the reverse. The eagle clutches a ribbon in its beak, and the claws grasp an olive branch and three long arrows. The "Perfect Ribbon" subvariety is characterized by four vertical lines in the shield, seven tail feathers, pointed left (observer's right) wingtip, and full leaf above the A in HALF. Struck in silver with a reeded edge. Irregular patches of deep blue and reddish patina are scattered over each side with moderate reflectivity evident in the fields.
Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2015), lot 5969; Long Beach Signature (6/2017), lot 4025; Dallas Signature (11/2017), lot 17067.

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