1869 Nickel Patterns
Base
About This Coin
The 1869 Nickel Patterns page groups the five-cent patterns dated 1869 in the Reconstruction Era Patterns (1866-1869) series. J-683 repeats the 1868 design of J-630; J-684 and J-685, with a V in a wreath, were sold in sets with the cent and three-cent patterns; J-686, J-686a and J-690 are listings that USPatterns.com cannot confirm or cannot place; J-687 to J-689 come from the regular Shield nickel dies; J-690a is a muling believed struck outside the Mint; and J-691 combines the cent and five-cent obverses.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(11)
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-683
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-684
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-685
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-686
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-686a
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-687
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-688
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-689
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-690
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-690a
1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-691
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