1869 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-689

Coin Details

Auction Record

$7,820 PR61 11-28-2001 Bowers & Merena

Description

This proof nickel pattern is among the later entries in the 1869 Shield nickel series. J-689 was struck as the Reconstruction era approached its conclusion, with the nation beginning to move beyond the immediate post-war crisis toward the challenges of industrialization and westward expansion. The Shield nickel, born of wartime monetary necessity, was transitioning into a permanent fixture of American commerce, and these final Reconstruction-era patterns document the denomination's maturation.

Rarity Notes

R.7. Estimated 7-12 examples survive.

Cross References

Pollock-3725