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1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1533, Pollock-1700,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:19,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1533, Pollock-1700,
<B>1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1533, Pollock-1700, R.8, PR63 Brown PCGS.</B></I> The obverse shows William Barber's head of Liberty with a coronet of wheat and cotton, IN GOD WE TRUST above, the date below, seven stars left and six right. The reverse has an eagle on a pedestal with outstretched wings, E PLURIBUS UNUM on the perch, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around most of the periphery, and HALF DOLLAR below. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. The date on this pattern shows a notable underpunch of a 1 beneath the 8, which was created when the date was initially started too far to the right. The surfaces are uniformly dark brown with an undertone of deep blue that is evident at certain angles. Lightly cleaned at one time, there are no mentionable contact marks on either side.<BR><I>Ex: Elder's 17th sale; Virgil Brand; The Palace Collection (Farouk), (Sotheby's, 2/54); Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Numismatic Enterprises (2/66) ?; 1966 ANA (Abe Kosoff); Coronet Coin FPL; Lester Merkin (2/71); Harry Bass, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/99), lot 1234.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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