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1866 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-475

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1866
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869)
Designer
James Barton Longacre
Composition
Bronze
Edge
Plain

Description

The 1866 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-475 is a proof five-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series. It pairs a Washington obverse with IN GOD WE TRUST with the regular reverse of 1866, the numeral 5 inside a ring of stars separated by rays. Judd lists it in bronze with a plain edge, and USPatterns.com rates it R-6. Judd classes it as an essai, a trial of a proposed design. It is catalogued as Judd-475, Pollock-565, Adams-Woodin 553, Taxay EP450. Cataloged as PCGS #60671.

Rarity Notes

R-6 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-475; Pollock-565; Adams-Woodin 553; Taxay EP450

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