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1859 Judd-240 Half Dollar, PR65 Brown
Longacre's French Liberty Head

1859 P50C Half Dollar, Judd-240, Pollock-296, R.5, PR65 Brown NGC. A Romanesque bust of Liberty faces right, with a crown of intertwined oak and vine leaves. Around her neck is a scroll inscribed with the word LIBERTY. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA fills the peripheral fields with the date below. An ornate wreath of cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, corn, wheat, and oak leaves dominates the reverse, with 1/2 DOLLAR enclosed in two lines. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. Deep brown surfaces reveal blue-green and rose hues when viewed at an angle under light. Slight surface roughness suggests that this piece was restruck from rusted dies no later than the 1870s.
Ex: Stack's (privately); The Lemus Collection, Queller Family Collection/FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2009), lot 1574.
From The Windermere Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 6UBM, PCGS# 11974, Greysheet# 12381)


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
April, 2025
3rd-6th Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 8
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Sold on Apr 4, 2025 for: $2,520.00
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