1871 Pattern Half Dollar. Judd-1105, Pollock-1241. Rarity-7+. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC.Obv: Chief Engraver James Barton Longacres Indian Princess motif with no stars around the border. Liberty is seated left wearing a Native American headdress, her left hand resting atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY and her right hand supporting a liberty pole. Two flags are behind the portrait, one of which is ornamented with 13 stars, and the date 1871 is below. Rev: A wreath of cotton and corn encircles the denomination 50 CENTS, the word STANDARD inscribed along the upper border. Minimally toned in pale silver iridescence, this smartly impressed specimen readily reveals a deeply reflective finish in the fields at direct lighting angles. A rare type with only a half dozen or so specimen known, per the uspatterns.com website.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Ruddys) sale of the Armand Champa Collection, May 1972, lot 1046; our (Bowers and Ruddys) William R. Sieck Collection sale, July-August 1981, lot 213.
