1850 Pattern Trime. Judd-125, Pollock-147. Rarity-4. Silver. Plain Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS).Obv: A liberty cap is surrounded by a glory of rays with the date 1850 below. The word LIBERTY is inscribed on the band of the cap. Rev: A coiled palm frond encircles a Roman numeral III with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. Semi-reflective fields support satiny devices on both sides of this silver-tinged specimen. This popular silver three-cent pattern was struck from dies executed by Franklin Peale using designs attributed to James Barton Longacre.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) Ebenezer Milton Saunders Collection sale, November 1987, lot 432.
