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1871 Proof Half Dime Pattern - J-1062

Strike Type
1871 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

Year
1871
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873)
Designer
James Barton Longacre/William Barber
Composition
Silver
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$10,800
Sold
Grade
PR65
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1871 Proof Half Dime Pattern - J-1062 is a proof half dime pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873) series. Its obverse is James B. Longacre's Indian Princess design, cut into dies by William Barber, who succeeded Longacre after his death in 1869: Liberty, in an Indian headdress, sits facing left with her left hand on a globe bearing a LIBERTY scroll and her right holding a pole topped by a liberty cap, with flags behind her. This die has no stars around the border, and the reverse is the regular reverse of the denomination. USPatterns.com reports that the Mint sold the Longacre designs in sets running from the half dime up to the silver dollar. Fewer than half a dozen are known in silver. It is struck in silver with a reeded edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-7. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1197 and Adams-Woodin 1181. Cataloged as PCGS #61321.

Rarity Notes

R-7 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-1062; Pollock-1197; Adams-Woodin 1181

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