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1870 Half Dollar Patterns

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1870 Half Dollar Patterns

About This Coin

The 1870 Half Dollar Patterns is a United States dollar from the Standard Silver Patterns (1870) series. The obverse features experimental designs for a proposed "Standard Silver Dollar" of reduced weight, while the reverse displays various experimental designs. Designed by William Barber. The 1870 Standard Silver Patterns were part of an effort to create a lighter silver dollar that could circulate alongside gold coins at a fixed ratio. The proposal was part of the broader debate over silver coinage that would dominate American monetary policy for decades. These patterns foreshadow the Coinage Act of 1873, which demonetized the standard silver dollar — an event silver advocates called the "Crime of '73."

Specifications

Year
1870
Denomination
Dollar
Series
Standard Silver Patterns (1870)

Strike Types & Varieties(72)

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-927
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-927

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-927a

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-928
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-928

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-929
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-929

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-930
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-930

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-930a

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-931
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-931

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-932

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-933
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-933

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-934
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-934

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-935
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-935

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-936
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-936

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-937
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-937

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-938
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-938

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-939
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-939

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-940
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-940

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-941
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-941

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-942
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-942

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-943
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-943

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-944
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-944

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-945
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-945

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-946
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-946

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-947
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-947

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-948
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-948

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-949
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-949

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-950

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-951
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-951

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-952
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-952

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-953
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-953

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-954
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-954

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-955
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-955

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-956
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-956

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-957
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-957

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-958
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-958

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-959
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-959

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-960
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-960

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-961
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-961

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-962
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-962

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-963
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-963

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-964
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-964

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-965
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-965

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-966

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-967

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-968

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-969
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-969

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-970
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-970

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-971
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-971

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-972
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-972

1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-973
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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-973

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1870 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-974