1804 Half Eagle Pattern - J-29
Strike TypeCoin Details
Description
Judd-29 is listed as an 1804 Capped Bust Right half eagle struck in silver with a reeded edge. uspatterns.com describes the 1804 half eagles in silver, copper and tin as private strikings, perhaps by Joseph Mickley or Montroville Dickeson, using dies the Mint sold as scrap in the early 1860s. Its obverse is the cracked 1804 Bass-Dannreuther 4 die and the reverse the BD-7 die, both heavily rusted. The reeded-edge listing rests on the Judd coin, noted for traces of reeding on its edge. Reference data: struck in silver with a reeded edge, rated R-8. Catalogued as Judd-29, Pollock-6075, A/W 24.
Rarity Notes
R-8 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-29; Pollock-6075; Adams-Woodin 24
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