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1870 DT50C Standard Silver Half Dollar Reverse Die Trial, Judd-A1870-1, Pollock-3386, Unique, MS62 PCGS. CAC....
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Description
1870 Standard Silver Half Dollar, MS62
Reverse Die Trial in White Metal
Unique Judd-A1870-1
1870 DT50C Standard Silver Half Dollar Reverse Die Trial,
Judd-A1870-1, Pollock-3386, Unique, MS62 PCGS. CAC. Ex:
Simpson. A reverse die trial of the Standard Silver half dollar,
similar to Judd-939. The denomination 50 CENTS and the date are
centered within a wreath of cotton and corn, but the date is
slightly higher and larger than on Judd-939. The word STANDARD has
been effaced above the wreath, though faint remnants are still
partially legible. Struck in white metal without a collar, so there
is no edge.This impressive and almost certainly unique splasher was created by pouring liquid white metal onto a piece of backing paper, pressing the die into the less-than-molten metal, and letting it harden. Splashers are helpful in assessing what a coin or pattern will look like without having to anneal the dies. Their nature is fleeting, however. They are extremely fragile and were never meant to be preserved, which is why so few survive. In effect, this is a pattern of a pattern and is especially interesting as such.
The obverse is brilliant silver-gray with superficial grazes along the left side. Much of the reverse backing paper remains visible amid the bubbling surfaces of the metal. Words such as "consideration," "Senate," "Messrs.," and "resolution" suggest some sort of government document. About half of the machined rim of the die is evident around the obverse from about 11:30 to 5:30, and on the corresponding area of the reverse.
Ex: Possibly S.K. Nagy; possibly 37th Sale (Thomas Elder, 2/1910), lot 291; Classics Sale (American Numismatic Rarities, 12/2003), lot 298.
Collecting Patterns – A Brief History and Commentary
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 535002, Greysheet# 377505)
Auction Info
2020 September 17 Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part I #1310 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2020
17th
Thursday
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