1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1510, Pollock-1674, High R.7, PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC....

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1877 Morgan Half Dollar in Silver
Judd-1510, PR65 Cameo
Ex: Green-Judd-Bass

1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1510, Pollock-1674, High R.7, PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. The basic George Morgan design that was adopted for the Morgan dollar in 1878, but with a few notable differences. The date is tiny, and rather than stars, most of the obverse is filled with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The reverse elements are the same as the adopted dollar from 1878, but there are slight but noticeable differences that the specialist will immediately recognize. Struck in silver with a reeded edge.

In his June 1970 description of the Judd-1510 representative offered here, Lester Merkin noted: "Probably three, at most four known. The only other one offered in recent years was the lacquered Newcomer-Boyd-Farouk piece... ." Today, USPatterns.com has traced five examples in silver. The last time we handled an example of Judd-1510 was our January 2009 offering of the Queller coin. Four others of this design exist in copper (Judd-1511).

This is a fabulous Gem example of this always-popular Morgan design. The fields are deeply mirrored with frosted devices. Rich reddish-golden toning is spread over most of each side with a few areas of light blue at the margins. The excellent eye appeal, high grade, CAC approval sticker, pedigree, and sought-after design should generate spirited competition.
Ex: "Col." E.H.R. Green; B.G. Johnson (7/1943); J. Hewitt Judd; Public Auction Sale (Lester Merkin, 6/1970), lot 645; Brinton T. Schorer (5/1973); Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1218; M. Hagen; Norweb Collection and Other Important Properties (Stack's, 11/2006), lot 1048; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2008), lot 3480.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2ADT, Variety PCGS# 134079, Base PCGS# 61848, Greysheet# 226255)

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