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1864 Proof Cent Pattern - J-354

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1864
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Civil War Patterns (1860-1865)
Designer
James Barton Longacre and other Mint engravers
Composition
95% Copper, 5% Aluminum
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$17,250
Sold
Grade
(PR)66
Auction house
Stack's

Description

The 1864 Proof Cent Pattern - J-354 is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. It is a regular-die 1864 Indian Head cent in an alloy of 95% copper and 5% aluminum, one of three copper-aluminum alloys Judd lists for that year; Pollock gives all three the single number P-425. It is struck in an alloy of 95% copper and 5% aluminum with a plain edge; USPatterns rates it R-8. Catalogued as Judd-354, Pollock-425, Taxay EP377. Cataloged as PCGS #60521.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-354; Pollock-425; Taxay EP377

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