1856 Proof Cent Pattern - J-181, Copper
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $32,200
- Sold
- Grade
- PR65
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1856 Flying Eagle cent pattern struck in copper rather than the copper-nickel of the familiar J-180: Judd 181, Snow 5b, Pollock 216. A flying eagle under UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, dated 1856, and ONE CENT inside a wreath of corn, wheat, cotton and tobacco. Proof, plain edge. PCGS lists two numbers for the copper colors (11792, 11793).
Rarity Notes
R-7 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-181; Pollock-211, 213, 216; Adams-Woodin 205, 206; Taxay EP205, EP206
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