1870 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-990, Pollock-1119. Rarity-7+. Copper.

1870 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-990, Pollock-1119. Rarity-7+. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-62 BN (NGC). Obv: Standard Silver design with a right facing bust of Liberty serving as the focal device. Liberty is wearing a headband inscribed LIBERTY and adorned with a single star, and her hair is tied in a bun. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border, and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed on a scroll below the bust. Rev: The denomination 50 CENTS is surrounded by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves with the inscription STANDARD SILVER around the border and the date 1870 below. Examples of this type were distributed as part of the year's pattern Proof sets, and survivors are very rare with fewer than a half dozen coins accounted for per the uspatterns.com website. PCGS# 61236. NGC ID: 29ZE. Click here for certification details from NGC.

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