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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1525, Pollock-1691, 1693, R.6-7, PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Bass-Simpson. The William Barber "Metric Head" design. A bust of Liberty faces left, wearing a wide-banded cap inscribed LIBERTY. The cap displays cereal grains similar to the Morgan silver dollar design. The initial B for William Barber is above the last 7. On the reverse, a small heraldic eagle, wings lowered, is within a shield with six vertical and many horizontal stripes. IN GOD WE TRUST and E PLURIBUS UNUM in Gothic letters are in the inner band, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR in the outer band. Struck in copper with a reeded edge.
This example of the Pollock-1691 variant, with last 7 in the date farther from the dentils, is still quite rare, if apparently a tad less so than the Pollock-1693 at R.7. This is a lovely, glowing Gem with lots of vibrant luster. Some brown appears over the high points, but there is an abundance of copper-orange overall.
Ex: Gaston DiBello Collection (Stack's, 5/1970); Armand Champa Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 5/1972), lot 1072; Harry W. Bass, Jr. (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1227; ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 3736.
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1877 50C Half Dollar, Judd-1525, Pollock-1691, 1693, R.6-7, PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Bass-Simpson. The William Barber "Metric Head" design. A bust of Liberty faces left, wearing a wide-banded cap inscribed LIBERTY. The cap displays cereal grains similar to the Morgan silver dollar design. The initial B for William Barber is above the last 7. On the reverse, a small heraldic eagle, wings lowered, is within a shield with six vertical and many horizontal stripes. IN GOD WE TRUST and E PLURIBUS UNUM in Gothic letters are in the inner band, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR in the outer band. Struck in copper with a reeded edge.
This example of the Pollock-1691 variant, with last 7 in the date farther from the dentils, is still quite rare, if apparently a tad less so than the Pollock-1693 at R.7. This is a lovely, glowing Gem with lots of vibrant luster. Some brown appears over the high points, but there is an abundance of copper-orange overall.
Ex: Gaston DiBello Collection (Stack's, 5/1970); Armand Champa Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 5/1972), lot 1072; Harry W. Bass, Jr. (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1227; ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 3736.
HID02901242017