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The ring gold half dollar of 1852.
This design is actually struck using the reverse die of a half dime with the other side blank with the exception of the denticles.
There are at least 5 known as follows per Akers Gold Pattern book:
1) Smithsonian
2) Chase Manhattan Bank, Smithsonian
3) Boyd, Judd, Wilkison, Paramount, A-Mark, Leidman, 81 ANA
4) Lohr, Wilkison, Paramount, A-Mark
5) Sloss, 79 ANA
One of these is ex DeWitt Smith, Brand.
2 unstruck blank planchets exist for this, one ex Wilkison and the other ex Sloss, 79 ANA.
A companion gold dollar struck using dime dies also was made as J136/P163.
Photo courtesy of Rick Kay from images taken at the Smithsonian.
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