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United States gold coins (VIII) – $50 Half-union (1877) edit

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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

Half-union gold pattern (1877)
(design by William Barber and James B. Longacre)

1877 Half-union $50 gold pattern
slightly larger head, longer hair at bottom
1877 Half-union $50 gold pattern

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 16:17, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:31, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Tremonist (talk) 13:37, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – keep the one on the left, spend the other Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 15:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice contrast here. — Cirt (talk) 22:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Hafspajen (talk) 15:18, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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]