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1860 Half Dollar. Struck from regular dies. Lettered edge, probably part of the Barclay experiments. Three are known, all defaced, each displaying the edge lettered E PLURIBUS UNUM, but with the letters not strongly impressed.
Catalog Information
GSID:
12422
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Lettered
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-269
Coin Date:
1860
Denomination:
P50c
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1860
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
8
PCGS #:
12068
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Coin Value History
1860 P50c Copper, J-269 PR BN
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1860 P50c Copper, J-269 PR BN
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(1860) P1c Copper-Nickel, J-264 PR
Worth: $125,000 – $125,000
1860 P1c Copper, J-265 PR BN
1860 P1c Copper-Nickel, J-266 PR
1860 PH10c Silver, Transitional, J-267 MS
1860 P25c Copper-Nickel, J-268 PR
1860 P$2 1/2 Copper, J-270 PR BN
Worth: $10,800 – $10,800
1860 P$5 Gold, J-271 PR
Worth: $175,000 – $190,000
1860 P$5 Copper, J-272 PR BN
Worth: $4,000 – $13,680
1860 P$20 Gold, J-272a PR
Worth: $3,000 – $3,600
1860 P$20 Copper, J-273 PR BN
Worth: $33,500 – $36,000
1860 P$20 Copper Gilt, J-273 PR
Worth: $40,000 – $44,000
1860 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-269, Pollock-317, R.8 -- Mint Defaced -- PR65 Brown PCGS. CAC. ...
$9,300
1860 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-269, Pollock-317, R.8 -- Scratched, Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. XF Details. ...
$2,820
1860 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-269, Pollock-317, R.8, MS60 Brown NGC. ...
$37,375
1860 E50C Half Dollar, Judd-269, Pollock-317, R.8 -- Mint Defaced -- PR65 Brown PCGS. CAC ...
$10,200
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