1839 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-102a

Coin Details

Description

Judd-102a, Pollock-114. This unique half dollar pattern represents a second rendition of the 1839 Seated Liberty half dollar design, combining the "With Drapery" Seated Liberty obverse with an experimental reverse. uspatterns.com knows of one listing, in the Farouk sale, and suggests it was a misdescribed J-101. The coin's provenance traces back to prominent early twentieth-century collector Virgil M. Brand, though documented ownership can only be confirmed from the 1961 sale of the Gustav Lichtenfels Collection, conducted by Abner Kreisberg and Hans Schulman. Noted collector John Jay Pittman acquired the piece at that sale, and it subsequently passed through David Akers' 1998 auction of the Pittman Collection to proof specialist Phil Kaufman. A decade later, it was offered as part of Kaufman's collection of Seated Liberty proofs spanning half dimes through silver dollars. Reference data: struck in silver with a plain edge, rated unique. Catalogued as Judd-102A, Pollock-114. believed struck in mid-1870s.

Rarity Notes

unique (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-102a; Pollock-114