1861 CSA Original Cent
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $216,000
- Sold
- Grade
- SP63
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
This is the 1861 Confederate cent struck by Robert Lovett Jr. in copper-nickel, one of the originals. Robert Lovett Jr., an engraver in Philadelphia, cut dies for a one-cent piece for the Confederate States early in 1861 and struck a small number in copper-nickel, about twelve by most accounts (sixteen in Edward Maris's estimate of 1886, as reported by CoinWeek); the dies were never delivered. The obverse shows a head of Liberty and the reverse a wreath around 1 CENT, and the L for Lovett is strong on the originals. The first piece came to light late in 1873. Catalogue numbers: Breen-8005. PCGS number 340404.
Cross References
Breen-8005
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