Lot 2720
1863 Pattern Half Dollar. Aluminum, reeded edge. NGC graded Proof 64. Light even toning. An astonishing sharp strike of the best possible order whose still-reflective surfaces play host to robust pleasing aluminum-colored hues.
The so-called transitional half dollar using the reverse of 1866-1891, these and the other With Motto patterns of this date (as well as 1864 and possibly 1865) are believed to be restrikes made circa 1869 into the early 1870s. They were offered to collectors with restrikes of other denominations in complete sets.
Examples were struck as follows: Silver J342/P414 with about a dozen known; copper J343/P415 with about a dozen known; aluminum J344/P416 with about 4 known (the rarest of the three issues). Pop 1; 1 finer in 66. Only a total of 2 graded at NGC for Judd-344.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000.
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