1861 Proof Half Eagle Pattern - J-283
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $9,400
- Sold
- Grade
- PR64
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1861 Proof Half Eagle Pattern - J-283 is a proof half eagle struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. It repeats the 1860 anti-counterfeiting half eagle design of J-271 and J-272 on eagle-size planchets, with the same inverted A in FIVE. It is struck in copper with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-7. Catalogued as Judd-283, Pollock-336, A/W 342, Taxay EP306. Cataloged as PCGS #12118.
Rarity Notes
R-7 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-283; Pollock-336; Adams-Woodin 342; Taxay EP306
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