50 Dollars "Half Union" (Pattern; gold) , United States
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Head of Liberty left, wearing coronet with beaded boarder. Stars and date at rim. Small "B" at neck truncation.
Latin
LIBERTY 1877
Reverse
Eagle with open wings, with shield in front of breast, holding arrows and olive branch in talons. Scroll partially held in beak with motto. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "FIFTY DOLLARS" at rim.
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST FIFTY DOLLARS
Specifications
- Diameter50.8mm
- Thickness3.175mm
- CompositionGold
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value50 Dollars
Categories
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