1870 Pattern Half Dime. Judd-816, Pollock-905. Rarity-7-. Silver. Plain Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS).Obv: Barbers Liberty Seated design facing left, legends surround and date 1870 below. Rev: the regular half dime die of that year. Gorgeous watery fields frame richly frosted devices. The entire surfaces have a subtle dusting of bronze patina that glows from the underlying reflectivity when examined. Any offering of this rare pattern issue is significant and this represent the first example we have handled since 2012. Just 3 coins have been graded finer by PCGS.PCGS# 61060. NGC ID: 29UT.Ex Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, privately circa 1980.
