1855 Proof Cent Pattern - Pollock-193, Restrike

Coin Details

Description

Pollock-193 covers the 1855 hook-neck Flying Eagle cent pattern in copper (Judd-167) and bronze (Judd-168), which cannot be told apart without metallurgical testing; this page is for restrikes, made later from the same dies (USPatterns). The obverse presents the Flying Eagle design with thirteen surrounding stars and the date 1855, closely following the Gobrecht/Peale eagle originally conceived for silver dollars. The reverse mirrors the large cent layout with ONE CENT within a wreath and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the border. Struck in copper or bronze with a plain edge. The planchet is sized between the large cent and the small cent that would soon replace it, reflecting the Mint's experimental approach to downsizing the one-cent denomination.

Rarity Notes

R-5 (USPatterns.com, for both Judd-167 and Judd-168)

Cross References

Pollock-193; Judd-167 or Judd-168; Adams-Woodin 197 or 200; Taxay EP192 or EP193