Lot 1065
1859 Pattern Half Dollar, J-240, rarity 5, copper, reeded edge. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Pollock-296, AW-296. A delight to behold with mahogany color on both sides with hints of original red beneath. Superbly struck by the dies, although we note that the upper left leaf of corn is detached from die polishing. This is the popular Longacre design with the head of Liberty crowned with a wreath of oak and vine leaves, with a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY around her neck. Reverse with 1/2 DOLLAR within "cereal wreath" composed of cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, corn, wheat and oak leaves. Always popular with collectors, to find a coin like this with unmolested surfaces is a delight, further enhanced by a great pedigree.
From Numismatic Funding Corporation as a "Choice Proof" at a cost of $810 decades ago, then to the Madison Collection.
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