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Reason
High quality, high EV, obscenely rare.
The Half-union is a $50 gold pattern coin minted in 1877. Two slightly different designs were produced with only one coin of each design struck. The denomination (which would have been the highest for a circulating U.S. coin) was rejected. The coin was designed by William Barber (obverse) and James B. Longacre (reverse).
Original
A pair of Half-union gold $50 pattern coins (1877). The design of the head (i.e., size, lower part of the hair) is different. Each gold coin is unique (not the only one known, the only one struck).
Articles in which these images appear
Half-union, William Barber (engraver)
FP category for this image
Currency/U.S. coins
Creator
United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History


Promoted File:NNC-US-1877-G$50-Half Union gold pattern (J-1546).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:56, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1877-G$50-Half Union gold pattern (J-1548).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:56, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]