1871 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-1113

Coin Details

Auction Record

$23,000 PR66 06-01-2005 Goldberg Auctioneers

Description

The aluminum completion of J-1111's innovative half dollar design, J-1113 pairs the unconventional obverse with the most experimental metal in the program. This combination of artistic and metallurgical innovation makes J-1113 doubly significant as a document of the era's reformist ambitions. The piece imagines an American half dollar utterly transformed in both appearance and physical character from anything previously produced.

Rarity Notes

R-7 to R-8. Very rare, approximately 3-8 examples known.

Cross References

Judd-1113, Pollock-1248