Owner Comments:
1865 50C
Judd-430, Pollock-503.
Rarity: High R.6, PR62BN, CAC Endorsed
Struck in Copper with Reeded Edge.
Obverse: The same design that the Mint used to produce regular issue 1865 Liberty Seated half dollars.
Reverse: Similar to the regular issue design of 1865, but with the addition of a scroll inscribed with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST in the field above the eagle. This is the design that the Mint adopted for regular issue Liberty Seated half dollar production in 1866.
Comment:
Warmly patinated olive-brown surfaces are sharply struck and smoother in hand than one might expect for the assigned grade. Subtle champagne-gold and pale pink undertones further enhance the eye appeal.
Although referred to as a transitional pattern, most specimens of Judd-430 were actually produced circa 1869 into the early 1870s for sale to contemporary collectors as part of pattern Proof sets that also included examples of the other denominations. About a dozen of these copper impressions are believed extant.
Provenance/Appearances:
From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Who acquired it August 1995, Stacks and Bowers August 2019 ANA - Session 5 /Lot 3442; Heritage Aug1995 (ANA) Lot #8250;