Whitman Expo
1858 Silver Pattern Half Dollar PR J-222 Values
Details
1858 Half Dollar.
Obverse: Regular Liberty Seated die of the year.
Reverse: Paquet’s Perched Eagle. Perfect ribbon (as opposed to “broken ribbon”); groups of four vertical lines in the shield; seven tail feathers; pointed wingtip at right; full leaf above A (in HALF). Perched eagle with a ribbon across the shield, continuing to the eagle’s beak, eagle’s head facing to viewer’s left, olive branch and arrows below. Legends in tall letters, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR. By engraver Anthony C. Paquet. This is Reverse A of 1859.
Basic Information
GSID:
12323
Coin Date:
1858
Denomination:
P50c / Pattern 50 Cents
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1858
Composition:
Silver
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Silver
Variety 2:
J-222
Rarity:
R-H7
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
