1869 Pattern Liberty Seated Half Dime. Judd-693, Pollock-772. Rarity-7+. Aluminum. Reeded Edge. Proof-67 Ultra Cameo (NGC).，Regular dies trial strike of the 1869 Liberty Seated half dime. Glorious bright white surfaces display boldly mirrored fields and thickly frosted devices. Extremely attractive for this rare and seldom seen pattern issue. Die trials strikings of this type were produced expressly for distribution to contemporary collectors as part of pattern Proof sets. No more than half a dozen examples of Judd-693 are believed extant, the present example being the single finest certified.，PCGS# 60918. NGC ID: 29R7.，This is the only Deep/Ultra Cameo example of Judd-693 certified by PCGS and NGC.，Ex "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman and Burdette G. Johnson, doing business as St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman, acquired for $20; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritages sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, April 2013, lot 3973; our Baltimore Auction of November 2015, lot 22465.
