1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1521, Pollock-1685, High R.7, PR66 Brown PCGS....

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1877 Morgan Half Dollar in Copper
Judd-1521, PR66 Brown
Only Three Pieces Traced

1877 50C Morgan Half Dollar, Judd-1521, Pollock-1685, High R.7, PR66 Brown PCGS. Ex: Simpson. The obverse features Morgan's head of Liberty facing left, wearing a cap with ears of wheat and cotton bolls. Two groups of stars surround the bust, seven to the left and six to the right. E PLURIBUS UNUM is inscribed above the head and the date is below. The intricate reverse design displays an eagle on a shield, clutching an olive branch and three arrows. The shield is tightly surrounded by a laurel wreath and a band bearing the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The peripheral inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and HALF DOLLAR below. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. Medallic alignment. Only three examples of this pattern have been positively traced by Saul Teichman. (There may be a fourth or it may be a duplicate listing.) This is a bright, glossy example that exhibits deep blue patina over both sides with faint traces of red still evident (mostly on the reverse).
Ex: Edward Maris Collection (H.P. Smith, 6/1886), lot 208; Garrett Collection (Stack's, 3/1976), lot 640; Morris Evans Collection (Bowers and Merena, 8/1998), lot 2084, where it brought $12,650.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 61859, Greysheet# 14741)

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