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1868 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-631

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
$5,750
Sold
Grade
PR64
Auction house
Bowers & Merena

Description

The 1868 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-631 is a proof five-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series. It pairs the coronet Liberty head without a star with a reverse of a V inside a simple laurel wreath topped by a small Maltese cross. It was struck only in copper, and two or three are known. It is struck in copper with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-8. It is also catalogued as Pollock-701, Adams-Woodin 683 and Taxay EP529. Cataloged as PCGS #60848.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-631; Pollock-701; Adams-Woodin 683; Taxay EP529

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