Whitman Expo
1879 Copper Pattern 50 Cents PR RD J-1602
Details
1879 Half Dollar
Obverse: Morgan’s Liberty Head. Liberty facing left, same style as used on the regular silver dollar. Coronet with LIBERTY incused, with heads of wheat, cotton and bolls above. E PLURIBUS UNUM at top border, seven stars left, six stars right, date 1879 below.
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:
14969
Coin Date:
1879
Denomination:
P50c / Pattern 50 Cents
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1879
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-1602
Rarity:
R-H6
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
