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1862 Proof Cent Pattern - J-290

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1862
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Civil War Patterns (1860-1865)
Designer
James Barton Longacre and other Mint engravers
Composition
Copper
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$2,530
Sold
Grade
PR58
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1862 Proof Cent Pattern - J-290 is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. It is a copper trial of the regular 1862 Indian Head cent dies; USPatterns records examples from business-strike dies with high and low date positions. It is struck in copper with a plain edge; USPatterns rates it R-7. Catalogued as Judd-290, Pollock-348, A/W 361. Cataloged as PCGS #60440.

Rarity Notes

R-7 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-290; Pollock-348; Adams-Woodin 361

External References

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