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1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1541, Pollock-1712, R.7, PR66 Brown NGC....
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Description
1877 Half Dollar in Copper
Judd-1541, PR66 Brown
Single Highest Graded
1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1541, Pollock-1712, R.7, PR66 Brown
NGC. 174.1 grains, per its 1998 catalog appearance. Liberty
faces left with her hair tied in a bun at the base of the head. She
wears a headband inscribed LIBERTY and ornamented with a star. The
date is below the bust, and 13 stars are evenly spaced along the
border. The reverse displays a flattened eagle with a square
shield, an olive branch, and three arrows in the claws. The legend
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds the border with the denomination
HALF DOL. below. The design is credited to Anthony Paquet. Struck
in copper with a reeded edge. Saul Teichman's photo file shows just
six or seven specimens, with one each in the Durham Museum (Byron
Reed) and Connecticut State Library (Joseph Mitchelson). The
present specimen is identified by small toning freckles east of
star 4 and south of the second S in STATES. The rich ocean-blue
toning is accompanied by butter-gold and rose-red accents. A
delicate diagonal line is noted on Liberty's neck. NGC has
certified only two examples; the other one as PR65 Red Cameo. PCGS
has graded four pieces, all as PR65 with respective Brown, Red and
Brown, Red, and Cameo designations (11/25).Ex: Morris Evans Collection (Bowers and Merena, 8/1998), lot 2094; Cat Daddy Collection / Amherst & Waccabuc Collections (Stack's, 11/2007), lot 1172.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2AER, PCGS# 61883, Greysheet# 14786)
Auction Info
2026 January 14 - 17 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction #1390 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2026
14th-17th
Wednesday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 37
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