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1865 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-430

Strike Type
1865 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

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

Auction Record

Price realized
$21,150
Sold
Grade
PR67BN
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1865 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-430 is a proof half dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. This half dollar carries the IN GOD WE TRUST reverse adopted in 1866; USPatterns says some were struck in 1865, when collectors wrote to Mint Director James Pollock asking for them, and others are restrikes from about 1869 on. It is struck in copper with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-6. Catalogued as Judd-430, Pollock-503, A/W 495, Taxay EP421. Cataloged as PCGS #60615.

Rarity Notes

R-6 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-430; Pollock-503; Adams-Woodin 495; Taxay EP421

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