1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1513, Pollock-1677, Low R.7, PR66+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC....

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1877 Morgan Half Dollar in Copper
Judd-1513, PR66+ Red and Brown

1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1513, Pollock-1677, Low R.7, PR66+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. Designed by George Morgan, the obverse has a reduced head of Liberty as seen on the adopted silver dollar of 1878, surrounded by a circle of beads, and between the beads and denticles are E PLURIBUS UNUM, 13 stars, and the date. The reverse shows a defiant eagle facing left. This is the same eagle Morgan would use 38 years later on the reverse of the Panama-Pacific quarter eagle. This reverse was also used with minor modifications on the famous 1879 Schoolgirl dollar. The same inner beaded border is repeated on the reverse and between the beads and the denticles are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HALF DOLLAR. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. Research by R.W. Julian indicates the design was produced in February of 1877. The design was also struck in silver (Judd-1512). USPatterns.com lists a roster of nine distinct examples (with two possible duplications), and two more that may (or may not) be duplicate citations of some other coins in the list. The outer reaches of each side displays significant original red mint luster while the centers are mostly deep blue. Well detailed on each side. A magnificent copper half dollar. CAC: 1 in 66, 0 finer (12/21).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2004), lot 2259.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 71851, Greysheet# 14725)

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