1868 Cent Patterns
Base
About This Coin
The 1868 Cent Patterns page groups the one-cent patterns dated 1868 in the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series, all struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Longacre's nickel cents with a Roman numeral I, in an agricultural wreath (J-605 to J-607) or a laurel wreath (J-608 and J-609), were sold with matching three-cent and five-cent pieces in sets priced at $9. The so-called 1868 large cent (J-610 and J-611) brought back the Braided Hair large cent design for collectors, and J-612 is an aluminum striking from the regular Indian Head cent dies.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(8)
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-605
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-606
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-607
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-608
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-609
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-610
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-611
1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-612
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