1871 Half Dollar Patterns

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The 1871 Half Dollar Patterns page groups the half dollar patterns dated 1871 in the Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873) series, all struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Longacre's Indian Princess design, cut into dies by William Barber, who succeeded Longacre after his death in 1869, appears in four combinations: without or with stars around the border, each with the Standard Silver reverse of 1870 or the regular reverse (J-1105 to J-1116, in silver, copper and aluminum). USPatterns.com reports that the Mint sold the Longacre designs in sets running from the half dime up to the silver dollar. J-1117 to J-1119 are strikings from the regular half dollar dies in copper, aluminum and nickel.