50 Dollars "Half Union" (Pattern; copper) , United States
1877
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Head of Liberty left, wearing coronet with beaded boarder. Stars and date at rim. Small "B" at neck truncation.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY 1877
Engravers:
William Barber
Reverse
Description:
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.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST FIFTY DOLLARS
Engravers:
William Barber
Specifications
- Diameter50.8mm
- Thickness3.175mm
- CompositionCopper
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value50 Dollars
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1877
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