50 Dollars `Half Union` Pattern, copper

€252,297.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1877
TypePattern
Value50 Dollars (50 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions50.8 mm
Thickness3.175 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)William Barber
In circulation to
Reference(s) Judd#1547
Obverse descriptionHead of Liberty left, wearing coronet with beaded boarder. Stars and date at rim. Small `B` at neck truncation.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIBERTY B 1877
Reverse descriptionEagle with open wings, with shield in front of breast, holding arrows and olive branch in talons. Scroll partially held in beak with motto. `UNITED STATES OF AMERICA` and `FIFTY DOLLARS` at rim.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST FIFTY DOLLARS
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage1877  - -
Catalog ID6546582640
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