1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1529, Pollock-1697, Unique, PR65 Brown PCGS....

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1877 Half Dollar in Copper
Unique Judd-1529, PR65 Brown

1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1529, Pollock-1697, Unique, PR65 Brown PCGS. Ex: Simpson. A William Barber design with a helmeted head of Liberty on the obverse and a sandwich-board eagle on the reverse. The obverse also has displays 13 stars, seven left and six right, separated by IN GOD WE TRUST. The helmet includes an eagle, a plume, and a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. The reverse completes the statutory legends across the periphery. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. Saul Teichman makes an interesting observation on his patterns website: "This [obverse design] was apparently inspired by a drawing prepared by Christian Gobrecht in the late 1830s per Pollock." The original copper color is greatly changed: "cleaned, chocolatized" according to Saul. Even gray patina across both sides. Although rated R.8 according to the Judd book, only one piece is known.
Ex: Henry Linderman; 1914 ANS Exhibit (William Woodin); Waldo Newcomer; Farouk Sale (Sotheby's, 2/1954); Gaston DiBello (Stack's, 5/1970), lot 393; Armand Champa Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 5/1972), lot 1075; William R. Sieck / 1981 ANA (Bowers and Ruddy, 7/1981), lot 241; Tangible Assets; Teletrade 3/3/93; William LaBelle Collection (American Numismatic Rarities, 7/2005), lot 67.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 61869, Greysheet# 14759)

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