1868 Three Cent Patterns
Base
About This Coin
The 1868 Three Cent Patterns page groups the three-cent patterns dated 1868 in the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series, all struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Longacre's designs carry a Roman numeral III in an agricultural wreath (J-615 to J-617) or a laurel wreath (J-618 to J-620), and a muling joins the two (J-617a to J-617c); the nickel pieces were sold in sets with the cent and five-cent patterns. J-621 and J-622 are aluminum strikings from the regular nickel and silver three-cent dies.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(13)
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-615
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-615, Thick
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-615a
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-616
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-617
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-617a
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-617b
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-617c
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-618
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-619
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-620
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-621
1868 Proof Three Cent Pattern - J-622
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