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1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1522, Pollock-1686, R.8, PR64 PCGS....
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$48,000.00
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Description
1877 Morgan Half Dollar in Silver
Judd-1522, PR64
Ex: Garrett
1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1522, Pollock-1686, R.8, PR64
PCGS. Ex: Simpson. The obverse is similar to the Morgan dollar,
but the head of Liberty is surrounded by a beaded circle, with 13
stars and E PLURIBUS UNUM around the edge. The date 1877 is below.
The reverse features an eagle over a seven-pointed shield, the
motto IN GOD WE TRUST to the left, above, and right of the shield.
The entire design is enclosed within a wreath with UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA around and HALF DOLLAR below. Struck in silver with a
reeded edge.The present offering is one of two known examples of Judd-1522. The other is permanently housed in the Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha, Nebraska as part of the Bryon Reed holdings. This example can be traced all the way back to 1883, when George Cogan sold it to Baltimore railroad tycoon Thomas Harrison Garrett. It remained with the Garrett family and then the Johns Hopkins University until 1979 and has been traded only three times at public auction since then.
Silvery surfaces exhibit delicate golden toning along with accents of blue, violet, and orange color. Stray hairlines do nothing to diminish the modest field-device contrast seen on each side. A wonderful opportunity to add this unique-in-private-hands Morgan half dollar to a high-end set.
Ex: George W. Cogan (3/1883); T. Harrison Garrett; Garrett Collection, Part I (Bowers and Ruddy, 11/1979), lot 387; William R. Sieck (Bowers and Ruddy, 7/1981), lot 237; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1224; Elite Coin Auction (Superior, 7/2003), lot 463; Southern Collection.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2AE7, PCGS# 61860, Greysheet# 14744)
View all of [Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part VII ]
Auction Info
2022 January 12 - 16 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction - Orlando FUN #1341 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2022
12th-16th
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 13
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