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1860 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-269, Pollock-317, R.8--Scratched, Improperly Cleaned--NCS. XF Details....
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Description
1860 Barclay Experimental Half Dollar in Copper
Judd-269, XF Details
One of Only Three Known
1860 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-269, Pollock-317, R.8--Scratched,
Improperly Cleaned--NCS. XF Details. Obverse and reverse are
both struck from regular dies. However, the edge shows indistinct
lettering. The Judd reference states these pieces were most likely
part of the Barclay experiments. Barclay was responsible for
anti-counterfeiting measures, and in a letter to the Secretary of
the Treasury dated August 23, 1860, Dr. R.E. Rogers and Professor
Henry Vethake recommended Barclay's plans:"The appropriation which would be demanded for this, considerable as it might be deemed, would, we feel assured, be utterly insignificant in amount compared with the vast pecuniary and moral benefits which the proposed reforms would confer on the country."
Barclay's plans were not put in place, however, and the Civil War intervened, causing his plans to be permanently shelved. There are, however, three half dollars known that are a result of his coinage experiments. One is in the Connecticut State Library, the second was formerly in the Judd Collection and is part of the Queller Collection (this piece), and the third was also a part of the Queller Collection (sold in January).
All three of the Barclay half dollars were defaced with chisel marks. The surfaces of this coin show the bright evidence of cleaning. The NCS disclaimer also states "Scratched" and pinscratching is evident to the left of the eagle's left (facing) wing. A rare opportunity to acquire this experimental piece.
From The Lemus Collection, Queller Family Collection Part Three.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 12069, GSID# 12423)
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Auction Info
2009 April-May Cincinnati, OH (CSNS) US Coin Auction #1124 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2009
29th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
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