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1865 Proof Half Eagle Pattern - J-445

Strike Type

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
Gold
Edge
Reeded

Description

The 1865 Proof Half Eagle Pattern - J-445 is a proof half eagle struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. This gold half eagle carries the IN GOD WE TRUST reverse adopted in 1866; a June 1870 Mason & Co. sale stated that only two gold sets with the eagle and double eagle were struck, and two are known. It is struck in gold with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-8. Catalogued as Judd-445, Pollock-517, A/W 475, Taxay EP426. Cataloged as PCGS #60632.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-445; Pollock-517; Adams-Woodin 475; Taxay EP426

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