Patterns
1870 50C Standard Silver Half Dollar, Judd-939, Pollock-1052, R.5, PR63 PCGS. The obverse displays a bust of Liberty facing right and wearing a cap ornamented with two stars. A ribbon crosses Liberty's shoulder with the word LIBERTY inscribed in incuse letters. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the periphery, and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed on a scroll below. The reverse depicts the denomination 50 CENTS and the date 1870 within a wreath of corn and cotton. The word STANDARD is at the top. This Pollock subvariety shows the cap fold left of the second S in STATES. Struck in silver with a reeded edge. The central obverse is softly struck, and each side shows slight porosity that has somewhat dulled the surfaces.
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