Lot 1086
1863 Pattern Half Dollar, Judd-340, Pollock-412, High rarity-6. Silver, reeded edge. . J-340. PCGS graded Proof 64. The obverse design is the regular Seated Liberty design as used on coinage, the reverse employs the motto "GOD OUR TRUST" above the reverse eagle, on what otherwise is the regular reverse die for seated coinage too. This coin is silvery white with just a bit of gold toning around the periphery. As to the planchet, it shows heavy streaking in the form of countless fine vertical lines, which still show in the mirror fields. Only scattered hairlines, and no problems otherwise. Over a dozen have been graded, which tips this one out of the rarity-7 category. Curiously, most grade PR-64, with 11 so graded by PCGS and NGC, but just a single coin graded higher.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Purchased from Kosoff's California State Numismatic Association Sale, October-November, 1968, lot 1143, with envelope included.
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