1861 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-278
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $7,800
- Sold
- Grade
- PR65BN
- Auction house
- Stack's Bowers
Description
The 1861 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-278 is a proof half dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. This half dollar carries the motto GOD OUR TRUST on a scroll above the eagle, a forerunner of IN GOD WE TRUST; USPatterns notes two obverse dies with different date positions. It is struck in copper with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-7. Catalogued as Judd-278, Pollock-327 and 329, A/W 348, Taxay EP303. Cataloged as PCGS #12102.
Rarity Notes
R-7 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-278; Pollock-327; Pollock-329; Adams-Woodin 348; Taxay EP303
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