1870 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-963, Pollock-1059. Rarity-7-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.Obv: Standard Silver design with a bust of Liberty facing right, a cap ornamented with two stars on her head and a ribbon emblazoned LIBERTY crossing her shoulder. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed on a scroll below. LIBERTY is expressed in incuse letters, and the top of the cap is below the final letter S in STATES. Rev: A wreath of oak and laurel leaves surrounds the denomination 50 CENTS with the inscription STANDARD SILVER above and the date 1870 below. This is a handsomely toned specimen with dominant pearl gray and olive-russet patina to both sides. Iridescent cobalt blue and pinkish-lilac undertones also exist to tempt the persistent viewer.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.
