1870 Pattern Half Dime. Judd-815, Pollock-904. Rarity-7-. Silver.

1870 Pattern Half Dime. Judd-815, Pollock-904. Rarity-7-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-66 (PCGS). CAC. Obv: William Barber's portrait of Liberty seated to the left with an olive sprig in her left hand, right hand supports a shield with ribbon inscribed LIBERTY in raised letters. A free-standing liberty pole with cap is behind the portrait, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border, and the date 1870 is below. Rev: The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue Liberty Seated half dimes of the era. Steely-olive gray surfaces exhibit vivid cobalt blue and pinkish-apricot iridescence in a bright light source. Only about a dozen examples are known of this elusive Judd number. Provenance: Ex our (Stack's) sale of the William W. Moore Collection, March 1992, lot 1643; Denali Collection; Ira & Larry Goldberg's sale of the Agora Collection, January 2015 Pre-Long Beach Auction, lot 1820, as PCGS Proof-65; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' sale of the Steven Cook Collection of Patterns, Part I, May 2018 Regency Auction 26, 802, as PCGS/CAC Proof-65. PCGS Population: 5; 0 finer in this category. There are no grading events in the PCGS CAM or DCAM category. CAC Stickered Population: 3; 1. PCGS# 61059. NGC ID: 29US. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

Estimate:£0.75

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