William Barber Gold 1/2 oz Liberty Large Head Pattern Half Union Design 2 COINS

  

SMITHONIAN INSTITUTION TODAY IN 2017, AN ENTERPRISING BUSINESSMAN AND NUMISMATIC FROM. MINESOTA APPROACHED THE SMITHONIAN AND ASKED IF HE COULD MAKE A FEW HUNDRED 1/2 ONCE. AFTER SOME NEGOTIATION, THE SMITHONIAN AGREED TO THE REQUEST.

RESTRIKES WERE MADE OF EACH OF THE TWO ORIGINAL COINS OUT OF SOLID 9999 FINE GOLD, ONE. WITH LARGE HEAD AND ONE WITH A SAMALL HEAD. THESE 400 GOLD RESTRIKES WERE ENCAPSULATED. AS BEST WE CAN TELL, THE LAST SET WAS FOR SALE AN INTERNET-BASED COMAPNY. PROOF GOLD SMALL HEAD COINS AND 172 OF THE PROOF LARGE HEAD COINS NONE OF THESE GOLD.

COINS CAN BE FOUND FOR SALE ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET RIGHT NOW. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: US\Commemorative\Modern Gold (1984-Now)". The seller is "hecrodr_20" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped to United States.

1. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
2. Certification: NGC
3. Strike Type: DCAM
4. Grade: PR 70
5. Type: Commemorative
6. Year: 2017
7. Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
8. Composition: Modern Gold
9. Denomination: $ 50