Skip to main content
Go to accessibility options

Description

1871 Seated Half in Copper
Judd-1117, PR65 Brown
One of Four Confirmed

1871 50C Seated Half Dollar, Judd-1117, Pollock-1253, High R.7, PR65 Brown NGC. Ex: Samuel Berngard Collection. Struck with a reeded edge from regular issue 1871 half dollar dies, but in copper alloy. Judd-1117 is part of a complete off-metal denomination set. Saul Teichman has traced only four specimens, which are believed to have been struck solely for sale to collectors and not as die trials. The present Gem is the plate coin in the ninth edition of Judd. It displays blended apple-green and wheat-brown toning. Fully struck and pleasing, with one small spot on the field near the eagle's branch stem.
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/1999), lot 7533; Baltimore Signature (Heritage, 7/2003), lot 10029; Dallas Signature (Heritage, 11/2003), lot 11182; Internet Auction (Heritage, 2/2004), lot 14260; Pre-Long Beach (Goldbergs, 9/2004), lot 1469; J.A. Sherman Collection (Stack's, 8/2007), lot 3040; Boston Rarities (Bowers & Merena, 8/2010), lot 1401; Samuel J. Berngard Collection (Stack's, 3/2012), lot 4206; Internet Auction (Heritage, 12/2012), lot 29290; Internet Auction (Heritage, 2/2013), lot 21140; Internet Auction (Heritage, 4/2013), lot 21756; (Scotsman, 10/2013), lot 1002; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2015), lot 4497; New York Signature (Heritage, 10/2015), lot 3694; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2016), lot 6313; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2016), lot 5620; Central States Signature (Heritage, 5/2024), lot 3728.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2A4K, PCGS# 61376, Greysheet# 14022)


View Certification Details from NGC

Auction Info

Auction Dates
January, 2026
14th-17th Wednesday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 27
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 102

Buyer's Premium per Lot:
22% of the successful bid per lot.

Sold on Jan 16, 2026 for: $6,100.00
Track Item