1810 Cent Pattern - J-41, Tin

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Description

Judd-41 is a tin restrike of the 1810 Classic Head large cent, made outside the Mint from discarded federal dies. The obverse features John Reich's Classic Head portrait of Liberty facing left, with a hair band inscribed LIBERTY, thirteen stars around the border, and the date 1810 below. The reverse displays the standard wreath enclosing ONE CENT with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. The Classic Head design was used on large cents from 1808 through 1814. Like the 1804 and 1823 restrikes, these pieces were struck from original federal dies that had been retired and acquired by private individuals, produced sometime in the 1860s. The tin composition gives the coin a light silvery appearance and helps distinguish it from official copper strikings. uspatterns.com identifies the dies as the 1810 Sheldon 285 obverse and an 1820 Newcomb 12 reverse, probably used by Joseph J. Mickley, and records two examples. Reference data: struck in white metal with a plain edge, rated R-8. Catalogued as Judd-41, Pollock-6180.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-41; Pollock-6180