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1838 P50C Seated Liberty Half Dollar, Judd-81 Restrike, Pollock-88, Low R.7 PR67 Brown PCGS....
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Description
1838 Seated Half in Copper
Judd-81 Restrike, PR67 Brown
Ex: Bass-Simpson
1838 P50C Seated Liberty Half Dollar, Judd-81 Restrike,
Pollock-88, Low R.7 PR67 Brown PCGS. Ex: Simpson. The obverse
is similar to the regular issue Seated Liberty design, with minor
differences in the shape of the rock, shield, and arrangement of
Liberty's drapery. The reverse is the "defiant eagle" design, with
the eagle flying to the left clutching arrows and an olive wreath,
the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above, and the denomination
HALF DOLLAR below. Struck in copper with a reeded edge.This curiosity is called a restrike, but no originals are known using this reverse die. According to USPatterns.com: "This die was actually finished many years later either in the late 1860s or early 1870s." Eight different copper strikes have been traced. The first auction appearance we are aware of was in Haseltine's February, 1877 sale. This is the same auction that had the first appearance of the Judd-59 (1836 Name Below Base dollar in copper). Even at that early date the rarity of this pattern was recognized. Haseltine described the Judd-81 (lot 559) as "extremely rare." While this piece is labeled Brown, it is primarily toned blue with vibrant underlying brightness from the proof finish. Slight accents of brown are visible on the high points of the design and in the fields. The finest by three points in any color designation at PCGS (2/23).
Ex: Numismatics, Ltd (8/12/1974) to Harry Bass; Harry Bass Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999); Atlanta Signature (Heritage, 8/2001), lot 8303; Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part I (Heritage, 9/2020), lot 10170.
From The Atherton Collection of U.S. Pattern Coins.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 11336, Greysheet# 12028)
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Auction Info
2023 May 3 - 7 CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction #1359 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2023
3rd-7th
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 17
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