1871 Pattern Half Dime. Judd-1066, Pollock-1201. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. Obv: Liberty is seated left with 13 stars around the periphery and the date below. Liberty is wearing a Native American headdress and supporting a liberty pole with her right hand, her left hand rests on a globe over which a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY is draped. A pair of flags is behind the portrait. Rev: A wreath of cotton and corn encloses the denomination 5 CENTS, the word STANDARD above. Bright blue is blended with lilac and light orange, a sharply struck Proof with lovely surfaces. As noted on the<em> uspatterns.com</em> website: "This [design] was apparently implemented by William Barber as Longacre died in 1869. These were sold as part of complete sets from the half dime to the silver dollar." Ex Julian Leidman, September 16, 1971; Harry W. Bass, Jr.; our (Bowers and Merenas) sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part I, May 1999, lot 1078; our (Bowers and Merenas) Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II sale, March 2001, lot 1021; Superiors Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction of January 2004, lot 3402.
