1859 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-239, Pollock-295. Rarity-4. Silver.

1859 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-239, Pollock-295. Rarity-4. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 (NGC). Obv: The design features a right facing bust of Liberty with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1859 below. Liberty is wearing a wreath of oak and vine leaves on her head, and a scroll inscribed LIBERTY crosses her shoulder. Rev: A wreath of cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, corn, wheat and oak leaves encircles the denomination 1/2 DOLLAR. A lightly frosted finish on the devices, lustrous and billowy. The fields are somewhat reflective upon first glance, but filled with fine die polishing striations under close inspection. Pleasing silver surfaces with faint and attractive pastel mottling. Provenance: From our Chicago ANA Auction of August 2011, lot 9013. NGC Census: 9; 7 finer in this category (Proof-66 finest). PCGS# 11972. NGC ID: 26VE. Click here for certification details from NGC.

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