50 Dollars `Half Union` Pattern, gold

€124,031.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1877
TypePattern
Value50 Dollars (50 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionGold
Weight
Dimensions50.8 mm
Thickness3.175 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)William Barber
In circulation to
Reference(s) Judd#1548
Obverse descriptionHead of Liberty left, wearing coronet with beaded boarder. Stars and date at rim. Small `B` at neck truncation.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIBERTY 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 ID8486487510
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