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1870 Standard Silver Half, PR63
Judd-988, Plain Edge, Silver

1870 50C Standard Silver Half Dollar, Judd-988, Pollock-1117, High R.7, PR63 PCGS. Ex: Simpson. The obverse features a bust of Liberty facing right. She wears a headband inscribed LIBERTY, which is decorated in the center with a star. Her hair is tied up in a bun. IN GOD WE TRUST is beneath within a scroll, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is centered above her. The reverse exhibits a wreath of cotton and corn, with 50 CENTS crowded inside the wreath. STANDARD SILVER is centered above the wreath, and 1870 is beneath the wreath. Struck in silver with a plain edge. Iridescent powder-blue, pumpkin-orange, and mauve-red toning adorns this flashy and fully struck specimen. Delicate obverse field hairlines are strictly assessed by PCGS.
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/1990), lot 1799; Frank O. Fredericks Collection, Part III (Heritage, 1/2004), lot 8482; Tampa FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2011), lot 6617; New York Signature (Heritage (12/2011), lot 4345; Rosemont Signature (Heritage, 8/2013), lot 4919; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2014), lot 6101.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 61234, Greysheet# 13790)


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
February, 2017
16th-19th Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 19
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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Buyer's Premium per Lot:
17.5% of the successful bid per lot.

Sold on Feb 17, 2017 for: $2,820.00
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