Whitman Expo
1879 Silver Pattern Half Dollar PR DCAM J-1599 Values
Details
1879 Half Dollar
Obverse: Morgan’s Liberty Head with different border. Portrait at the center, as preceding, but with E PLURIBUS to the left, seven stars above, UNUM to the right, and date below (flanked by two stars to the left and four to the right).
Reverse: Large perched eagle holding an olive branch (with seven leaves) and three arrows. IN GOD WE TRUST in arc around lower part of eagle. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR.
Basic Information
GSID:
373241
Coin Date:
1879
Denomination:
P50c / Pattern 50 Cents
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1879
Composition:
Silver
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Silver
Variety 2:
J-1599
Rarity:
R-H6
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
George Morgan
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