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1877 $50 Half Union. In copper, J-1547, fewer than a dozen known including examples in the Smithsonian, Connecticut State Library, Durham Museum and the Harry W. Bass Jr. Research Foundation.
Obverse Description
Liberty Head by William Barber, facing left, wearing coronet inscribed LIBERTY and with top border of coronet ornamented with beads. Hair wavy and thick, B below for Barber. Thirteen stars around border, date 1877 below.
Reverse Description
Similar in style to the contemporary double eagle but with different details: a heraldic eagle with ornaments to left and right, stars, IN GOD WE TRUST above, rays above stars. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIFTY DOLLARS, and ornaments. Coronet tip between stars six and seven.
Catalog Information
GSID:
14683
Designer:
William Barber
Obverse Designer:
William Barber
Reverse Designer:
William Barber
Weight (gr):
83.591 gr
Strike Type:
Proof
Diameter:
50.8
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Half Union, Copper
Variety 2:
J-1547
Coin Date:
1877
Denomination:
P$50
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1877
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
7
PCGS #:
71891
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Coin Value History
1877 P$50 Half Union, Copper, J-1547 PR RB
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1877 P1c Copper-Nickel, J-1495 PR
1877 P1c Nickel, J-1496 PR
1877 P10c Sailor Head, Silver, J-1497 PR
1877 P10c Sailor Head, Copper, J-1498 PR BN
Worth: $5,000 – $16,000
1877 P10c Sailor Head, Silvered Copper, J-1498 PR
Worth: $7,000 – $8,400
1877 P25c Sailor Head, Silver, J-1499 PR
1877 P25c Sailor Head, Copper, J-1500 PR BN
Worth: $17,500 – $25,800
1877 P50c Sailor Head, Silver, J-1501 PR
1877 P50c Sailor Head, Copper, J-1502 PR BN
Worth: $24,000 – $40,000
1877 P50c Silver, J-1503 PR
Worth: $20,000 – $57,600
1877 P50c Silver, J-1504 PR
Worth: $55,000 – $55,000
1877 P50c Copper, J-1505 PR BN
Worth: $49,000 – $49,000
1877 P50c Silver, J-1506 PR
1877 P50c Copper, J-1507 PR BN
Worth: $55,000 – $55,000
1877 P50c Silver, J-1508 PR
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