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J-1115 50C Liberty Princess Seated Left Eagle reverse & Motto

Owner Comments:

1871 50C Princess Half Dollar
Judd-1115, Pollock-1251
Rarity: Low R.7, PR65BN

Struck in copper with reeded edge

Obverse: Features James B. Longacre's Indian Princess design where a seated Liberty is facing left, wearing an Indian headdress and supporting a liberty pole with her right hand. Her left hand rests on a globe inscribed LIBERTY. Behind her is a flag ornamented with 13 stars. Also thirteen larger stars surround, the date 1871 is at the bottom.

Reverse: The reverse is the perched spread wing eagle type used to coin regular-issue Liberty Seated half dollars.

Comment:
Iridescent violet, sea-green, and honey-gold colors invigorate this razor-sharp and magnificently preserved Gem. Commentary by Stack on this piece as it is viewed as rare. The editors of the 10th edition of the Judd pattern book and US Patterns .com estimate a surviving population of only seven to 12 pieces. Eagerly specialists such as Byron Reed and J.C. Mitchelson collections had these pieces.

Provenance:
Stack's Bowers - Aug 2011 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money /Lot 9067; Priors:
- Superior Aug 2004 (Pittsburgh Elite) /Lot #866
- Superior Jan 1990 (The Thomas S. Chalkley Collection) Lot# 2770
- Bowers & Ruddy Jul 1981 (William R. Sieck Collection) Lot #222
- RARCOA Jan 1973 (FUN) Lot #642
- Possibly RARCOA Apr 1972 (CSNS HARRY X BOOSE Collection) Lot # 1125


PCGS's Coinfacts Plate image for type J-1111