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1878 $5 Half Eagle, Judd-1574, Pollock-1766, High R.6, PR63 Gilt NGC....
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$11,100.00
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Description
1878 Half Eagle in Gilt Copper
Judd-1574, PR63
1878 $5 Half Eagle, Judd-1574, Pollock-1766, High R.6, PR63 Gilt
NGC. Ex: Bass Collection. The William Barber Flowing Hair motif
graces the obverse. Liberty faces left, wearing a headband
eponymously inscribed. E PLURIBUS UNUM is above, the date 1878
below. The reverse offers an eagle with lowered wings in the
center, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM around.
The arrows are long and slender, their tips extending behind and
past the eagle's wing, and the olive branch has six leaves. Struck
in a larger diameter than regular half eagle issues, in copper,
gilt, with a reeded edge. A series of 1878 pattern gold half eagles
were coined on slightly larger and slightly thinner planchets
intended to prevent theft. However, its density was nearly that of
gold, so hollow out the centers of gold coins and fill the void
with platinum that, at the time, was not a precious metal. This
impressive Select proof features a bold strike and brilliant light
yellow surfaces with hints of green and orange.Ex: DiBello Collection (Stack's, 5/1970), lot 490; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1374.
From The Estate of Charles W. Montgomery.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 535363, Greysheet# 243897)
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Auction Info
2023 November 16 - 19 US Coins Signature® Auction #1366 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2023
16th-19th
Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 10
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