1877 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar. Judd-1514, Pollock-1678. Rarity-7-.

Exquisite 1877 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar Judd-1514 in Silver 1877 Pattern Morgan Half Dollar. Judd-1514, Pollock-1678. Rarity-7-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-66 Deep Cameo (PCGS). CAC. Obv: Liberty head faces left, surrounded by a beaded circle, with the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM inscribed along the upper border and the date 1877 at the lower border. Thirteen stars are arranged around the border between the motto and date, six left, seven right. Liberty is wearing a cap, the band of the cap ornamented with ears of wheat, cotton leaves and bolls. The portrait is virtually identical to that which the Mint used for regular issue Morgan dollar production beginning in 1878. Rev: An eagle with raised wings is perched atop a scroll inscribed with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Behind the scroll are an olive branch and three arrows. The central design is surrounded by a beaded circle, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the denomination HALF DOLLAR below. Glowing surfaces readily reveal strongly reflective fields and softly frosted motifs through an overlay of golden-orange iridescence. The toning deepens to more of a reddish-gold tinge at the borders, where it is joined by wisps of powder blue. An elegant Gem Deep Cameo Proof, well struck, expertly preserved, and visually stunning. According to research by R.W. Julian, the obverse and reverse dies of Judd-1514 represent the first of four designs that George T. Morgan prepared for pattern half dollars in 1877. Only seven specimens are known in silver, the present example only the second that we have brought to auction since 2011. Provenance: Ex Waldo C. Newcomer; F.C.C. Boyd; Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Coronet Coin Fixed Price List; our (Stack's) sale of March 80, lot 716; Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s Boston ANA Auction of August 1982, Catalog II, lot 2891; Virginia collection; Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2017, lot 6168, as PCGS/CAC Proof-65 Deep Cameo; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency Auction XXIII, October 2017, lot 432. The plate coin for the type in the Judd reference on U.S. pattern coinage, first through seventh editions. PCGS Population: 2; with a single Proof-66+ Deep Cameo finer in all categories. CAC Stickered Population: 2; 0. PCGS# 134084. NGC ID: 2ADX. 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.

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