~1870 50 CENT J-947~NCS PROOF~RARIETY-7~PATTERN !

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i000000 ~1870 50 CENT J-947~NCS PROOF~RARIETY-7~PATTERN ! Item Description 1870 J-947 THIS AUCTION IS FOR A RARE 1870 PATTERN HALF DOLLAR P-1075 J-947 RARIETY-7 COPPER WITH REEDED EDGE PROOF, GRADED BY NCS PROOF AND LOOKS LIKE A PROOF 64-PROOF66 THAT HAD A LITE CLEANING MANY YEARS AGO. T ARE BELIEVED TO BE JUST 4 OR 5 SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF THIS VARIETY.ONLY 2 COINS ARE LISTED BY ANDREW POLLOCK BUT IT IS BELIEVED A FEW MORE EXIST SO IF YOU COLLECT PATTERNS OR JUST WANT TO OWN A TRULY RARE PIECE OF AMERICANA THIS PATTERN MAY BE FOR YOU. Weight: 159.9 grains. Diameter: 29.5 mm. Die alignment: 180�. Die notes: Minor die polish lines are visible on the reverse. Obverse Design: A bust of Miss Liberty is facing right, wearing a cap ornamented by three stars. A ribbon crosses her shoulder and is inscribed LIBERTY in raised letters. Above, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Below, a scroll inscribed with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Reverse Design: The denomination and date, 50 CENTS 1870, are enclosed within a wreath of cotton and corn, the inscription, STANDARD, above. Surfaces:A few hairlines are noted on both obverse and reverse. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM A LOCAL COLLECTOR HIS MASSIVE COLLECTION OF CERTIFIED US COINS. HE WAS A BIG COLLECTOR OF HIGH GRADE RED LINCOLN CENTS AND ALSO COLLECTED SOME MODERN CERTIFIED COINS. COINS read more