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1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-616

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
$4,313
Sold
Grade
PR66
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-616 is a proof three-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series. Its obverse is the nickel three-cent Liberty head set into a cent-size die, which leaves an unusually wide border, and its reverse shows a plain Roman numeral III inside an agricultural wreath. About a dozen 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-682, Adams-Woodin 689 and Taxay EP514. Cataloged as PCGS #60829.

Rarity Notes

R-7 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-616; Pollock-682; Adams-Woodin 689; Taxay EP514

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