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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 71893 Coin Date: 1877 Denomination (Short): P$50 Denomination (Long): Pattern 50 Dollars Variety: Half Union Copper, Copper Variety 2: J-1549 Desg: PR Composition: Copper Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Pattern Coinage Years: 1877 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 50.8 Weight (Grams): 83.591 Designer: William Barber Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Similar to J-1546 and J-1547 but with smaller head of Liberty, with the coronet ornamented at the top border, and also with decorations at the bottom border. The hair is somewhat smoother. Coronet tip close to star seven. Reverse Description: Similar in style to the contemporary double eagle but with different details: a heraldic eagle with ornaments to left and right, stars, IN GOD WE TRUST above, rays above stars. Around border, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIFTY DOLLARS, and ornaments. Coronet tip between stars six and seven. General Notes: 1877 $50 Half Union. The 1877 half union with the small head obverse struck in copper. 7 examples of this design are confirmed. PCGS #: 71893
