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1863 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-340

Strike Type
1863 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

Year
1863
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Civil War Patterns (1860-1865)
Designer
James Barton Longacre and other Mint engravers
Composition
Silver
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$6,500
Sold
Grade
PR
Auction house
Stack's

Description

The 1863 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-340 is a proof half dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. This half dollar carries GOD OUR TRUST in the field above the eagle; George Eckfeldt's journal records 30 silver and 20 copper sets of these half dollars struck on November 16, 1863. It is struck in silver with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-6. Catalogued as Judd-340, Pollock-412, A/W 376, Taxay EP365. Cataloged as PCGS #60502.

Rarity Notes

R-6 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-340; Pollock-412; Adams-Woodin 376; Taxay EP365

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