US Patterns- WHAT U.S. COINAGE COULD HAVE BEEN
J-977 50c Standard silver liberty head wearing a cap with star date outside wreath B on ribbon with raised letters

Owner Comments:

1870 50C
Judd-977, Pollock-1089
Rarity: Low R.7, PR66BN
Ex: Simpson

Struck in copper with a reeded edge.

Obverse: Bust of Liberty wearing a Cap ornamented with with 2 stars and a ribbon flows down and around her shoulder with LIBERTY inscribed with RAISED letters and letter “B” in the back of Liberty Neck.. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA wraps around the top perimeter and our Mottos IN GOD WE TRUST is within a scroll below

Reverse: The denomination 50 CENTS in the center of a wreath of oak and laurel. The date 1870 is below and outside of the wreath and boarder on each side by a star The inscription “STANDARD SILVER” is above the wreath above.

Comment:
This Premium Gem has smooth olive-brown surfaces with wisps of lilac toning and traces of original mint color. A lovely representative of a scarce pattern.

Provenance:
Ex: Bob Simpson, (Heritage, Oct 2011 Pittsburgh / Lot #4574 and then again at Heritage April 2012 CSNS / Lot #6288) It should be noted that the NGC label provided the Simpson pedigree on the label in 2011 but then it was reholdered ( same Cert # ) without the Simpson label)