HBF Core Collection - Browsing object 6058

HBCC-6058, Pollock-518
1865 Half Eagle
Type: Liberty
Composition: Copper
Rarity: 7

This coin is an extremely important transitional half eagle pattern struck in copper. According to Walter Breen, this obverse is the same as that used to coin regular issue Proof half eagles of 1865. Bass Collection coins numbered 6058 (the present coin), 6059, and 6060 form a three coin set of the 1865 transitional gold coins in copper. All three were acquired together from the New Netherlands Coin Company auction sale of June 1970. In that catalogue, the New Netherlands firm noted just five sets were sold by the Mint, with one of these gilt. More than that number are known today.

Purchased 06/30/1970 from New Netherlands.

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