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1861 Proof Quarter Pattern - J-276

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1861
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Civil War Patterns (1860-1865)
Designer
James Barton Longacre and other Mint engravers
Composition
Copper-Nickel
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$1,210
Sold
Grade
PR64
Auction house
Stack's

Description

The 1861 Proof Quarter Pattern - J-276 is a proof quarter struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. It is a copper-nickel striking of the regular 1861 quarter dies; USPatterns knows one example and suggests it may be a Mint error on cent planchet stock. It is struck in copper-nickel with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-8. Catalogued as Judd-276, Pollock-325, A/W 352. Cataloged as PCGS #12098.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-276; Pollock-325; Adams-Woodin 352

External References

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