Half-union

The Half-Union was a gold United States coin minted as a pattern in 1877 with a face value of fifty US Dollars, weighing roughly 2.5 ounces. It was designed by Chief Engraver of the Mint, William Barber, who also designed several other pattern coins and the famous Trade Dollar. As it is a pattern, it was never struck for circulation and, all known collectable versions today were made of copper. Only two examples were struck in gold, and today are in the Smithsonian.^[1]

External links

1877 PATTERN COINS, DIE TRIALS & FANTASIES

References

^ http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/CoinDetail.aspx?s=61890&redir=t

Obsolete United States currency and coinage

Topics	United States coinage · United States dollar · History of the United States dollar · Large denominations of currency

Coins	Fugio Cent · Half cent · Large cent · Two-cent piece · Three-cent piece · Half dime · Twenty-cent piece · Trade dollar

Gold coins	Gold dollar · Quarter Eagle ($2.50) · Three-dollar piece · Half Eagle ($5) · Eagle ($10) · Double Eagle ($20)

Currency	Early American currency · Compound Interest Treasury Note · Demand Note · Federal Reserve Bank Note · Fractional Currency · Gold Certificate · Interest Bearing Note · National Bank Note · National Gold Bank Note · Refunding Certificate · Silver Certificate · Treasury or Coin Note · Treasury Note (19th century) · United States Note

Patterns	Stella ($4) · Half-union ($50)