1852 P50C Gold Half Dollar, Judd-135, Pollock-162, Low R.7, PR65+ PCGS....

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1852 Annular Gold Half Dollar
Judd-135, PR65+
Ex: Judd-Wilkison

1852 P50C Gold Half Dollar, Judd-135, Pollock-162, Low R.7, PR65+ PCGS. Ex: Simpson. The reverse of this undated annular gold half dollar pattern was struck using the reverse die of the regular-issue half dime of 1852. The obverse is plain, aside from the dentils. Struck in gold, with a reeded edge. Correspondence from the Mint Director dated January 27, 1852 establishes the date for this coin. Public complaints that the small size of the contemporary gold dollar made it easy to lose the coins prompted the Mint to experiment with annular designs for lower denomination gold coins in 1852. With Judd-135, the large perforation in the center made it possible to stretch a half dollar's worth of gold into a coin with the diameter of a half dime. A number of annular gold dollar patterns were also struck in 1852, but Judd-135 is the only half dollar pattern struck in gold. USPatterns.com notes at least five examples of Judd-135 are known today, with two specimens in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. This example displays significant coppery patina along with deeply reflective fields.
Ex: F.C.C. Boyd; Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Dr. J.E. Wilkison; Paramount; A-Mark; Julian Leidman; William R. Sieck Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 7/1981), lot 2427; Orlando Elite Coin Auction (Superior Galleries, 1/2008), lot 657.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 298Z, PCGS# 11575, Greysheet# 12138)

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