1859 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-244
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $21,600
- Sold
- Grade
- PR65 RB PCGS
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions (Simpson Collection)
Description
Judd-244 is the copper striking of Judd-243: Longacre's French Head obverse with the regular Seated Liberty half dollar reverse. Struck in copper with a reeded edge; USPatterns confirms three. One notable specimen was struck on a planchet that bore an incused head of Washington. That coin's provenance includes the Virgil Brand Collection, Anderson-Dupont Collection, S.E. Goldsmith Collection, and Morris Evans Collection. The copper composition gives this pattern its characteristic brown and red-brown coloration. Cataloged as PCGS #11986. Reference data: struck in copper with a reeded edge, rated R-7. Catalogued as Judd-244, Pollock-300, A/W 302. These are probably fantasy pieces using the same reverse die as J95-J96/P103-P104 and/or J538/P602.
Rarity Notes
R-7 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-244; Pollock-300; Adams-Woodin 302
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