LOT #3448 |
Sold on Sep 19, 2008 for: Not Sold
1870 50C Standard Silver Half Dollar, Judd-942, Pollock-1069, High R.7, PR64 Red PCGS....
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Not Sold Description
Gem 1870 Standard Silver Half in Copper
Judd-942, High R.7, PR64 Red
1870 50C Standard Silver Half Dollar, Judd-942, Pollock-1069,
High R.7, PR64 Red PCGS. Standard Silver design with a bust of
Liberty facing right on the obverse. Liberty wears a cap that is
ornamented with two stars, and the word LIBERTY is on a ribbon over
her shoulder. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is at the upper
border, while the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is on a scroll below. On
the reverse, one can see the denomination 50 CENTS and the date
1870 within a wreath of cotton and corn. the word STANDARD is at
the upper border. Struck in copper with a plain edge. In the 1994
book United States Pattern and Related Issues, Andrew W.
Pollock III actually breaks down examples of Judd-942 into two
separate varieties. The present example, a Pollock-1069 coin, is
distinguishable from Pollock-1055 by the position of the tip of
Liberty's cap relative to the final S in STATES. On this coin, it
is under the left side of that letter. The author was aware of two
examples of Pollock-1069:1. Ex: Winthrop Collection Sale (Bowers and Ruddy, 9/1975), lot 1026.
2. Ex: Sieck Collection Sale (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1981), lot 2411.
The two lots were imaged in their respective catalogs, and neither appears to be the present coin. In addition, an NGC PR65 Brown example appeared as lot 1462 in our 2006 Denver ANA Signature. Both sides of the present piece are fully lustrous with rich reddish-olive coloration. A few scattered carbon spots seem to bar this coin from a full Gem grade, the most readily evident of which is located at the top of Liberty's neck in the center of the obverse. Population: 1 in 64 Red, 0 finer (8/08).
Ex: Trane Collection (Heritage, 1/2003), lot 9925.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 81188, GSID# 13716)
Auction Info
2008 September Long Beach, CA US Coin Signature Auction #1116 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2008
17th-21st
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 3
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