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1863 GOD OUR TRUST Half Dollar
Struck in Copper
Judd-339, PR66+ Brown
Ex: Eliasberg

1863 50C Half Dollar, Judd-339, Pollock-411, Low R.6, PR66+ Brown PCGS. Ex: Eliasberg-Simpson. Similar to the regular-issue Motto Seated half dollar design implemented from 1866 to 1891, but with GOD OUR TRUST on the eagle's scroll. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. USPatterns.com reproduces a paragraph in George Eckfeldt's journal in which he notes that 30 examples were struck in silver and 20 in copper on November 16th. These were sold as part of complete sets. Blue and magenta patina covers the beautifully preserved golden-brown surfaces of this Premium Gem half dollar pattern.
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 258; Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part II (Heritage, 11/2020), lot 3130.
From The Atherton Collection of U.S. Pattern Coins.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 29FS, PCGS# 60501, Greysheet# 12589)


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
May, 2023
3rd-7th Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 16
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Sold on May 5, 2023 for: $5,280.00
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