1822 Half Dollar Die Trial - J-A1822-1
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $17,250
- Sold
- Grade
- MS62
- Auction house
- Stack's
Description
This is an obverse die trial of an 1822 Capped Bust half dollar, struck in copper. It was made outside the Mint, probably in the early 1860s by Montroville Dickeson or Joseph J. Mickley, from a die the Mint had sold as scrap, and uspatterns notes that the die does not match any Overton variety. Only the obverse appears: John Reich's Capped Bust Liberty facing left with the date 1822 below. Five examples are confirmed, two of them in the American Numismatic Society's collection and one at the Durham Museum.
Rarity Notes
5 confirmed (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-A1822-1; Pollock-6215
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