1869 50C J-750, PR, RB

1869 50C Standard Silver Half Dollar, Judd-750, Pollock-833, R.7, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Stonewall Collection. Standard Silver half dollar with the bust of Liberty facing right, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is above and IN GOD WE TRUST is on a scroll in the exergue below the bust. The reverse has 50 CENTS in the center, surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak with STANDARD SILVER at the upper margin and 1869 below. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. Precisely struck except for the N in CENTS, opposite the center of the high relief bust. Generally rose-red save for apple-green and electric-blue shades on the obverse field. Minute carbon on the reverse margin is of little import, and there is no indication of contact. Ex: Bob Simpson Collection / Boston ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 1143; Stonewall Collection / Dallas Signature (Heritage, 10/2012), lot 5413. Selections From The Towers Collection. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved