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1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-606

Strike Type
1868 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

Year
1868
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869)
Designer
James Barton Longacre
Composition
Copper
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$8,225
Sold
Grade
PR66
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1868 Proof Cent Pattern - J-606 is a proof cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series. Its obverse borrows Longacre's Liberty head from the nickel three-cent piece, wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, and its reverse shows a plain Roman numeral I inside an agricultural wreath of wheat, corn, cotton and tobacco. It was issued in sets with matching three-cent and five-cent pieces; about ten are known in copper. It is struck in copper with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-7. It is also catalogued as Pollock-671, Adams-Woodin 699 and Taxay EP508. Cataloged as PCGS #60818.

Rarity Notes

R-7 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-606; Pollock-671; Adams-Woodin 699; Taxay EP508

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