1879 Half Dollar

HBCC#:

6148

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

1598

Pollock#:

1792

A companion to HBCC-6147, this Washlady half dollar is coined in copper. In his pattern reference, Andrew W. Pollock, III, recorded this variety in copper as Rarity-6. Such a rating indicates between 13 and 30 examples are known. The Rarity-7 rating assigned here suggests between four and 12 are known. The exact number of examples in numismatic circulation today is not known, but approximately 12 are estimated.

Provenance:

Purchased from Lee F. Hewitt, April 17, 1972.

Obverse:

Head of Liberty to left, ribbon with cotton and wheat in hair, LIBERTY on ribbon, hair in large coif behind head, IN GOD WE TRUST above, seven stars before portrait, six stars behind, date below.

Reverse:

Standing eagle at center, head to left, olive branch and arrows in talons, olive branch and talons pass behind wing tips, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM arc above eagle, HALF DOLLAR curves below.

Commentary:

"Was listed as Patt 232. Washlady obverse."