1877 Proof Half Dollar Pattern - J-1534a
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
$79,350 PR65 07-27-2003 Superior Galleries
Description
Proof half dollar pattern struck in 1877, at the peak of goloid metric experimentation, when Mint Director Linderman pursued aggressive testing of silver-gold-copper alloy compositions for potential international trade coins. This proof striking in silver or goloid is part of the half dollar design and composition experiments, with many varieties testing goloid metric alloys combining silver, gold, and copper conducted at the Philadelphia Mint under Chief Engraver William Barber. The letter suffix indicates a different composition or die state from the base J-1534 variety.
Rarity Notes
R-6 to R-7 (Very Rare to Extremely Rare). Half dollar patterns from the goloid metric series survive in small numbers.
Cross References
Judd J-1534a, Pollock P-1679a
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