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1871 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1054

Strike Type
1871 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

Year
1871
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873)
Designer
William Barber
Composition
Copper
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$6,000
Sold
Grade
PR63
Auction house
Stack's

Description

The 1871 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1054 is a proof five-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Trade Dollar Era Patterns (1871-1873) series. Its obverse is a small Liberty head facing left in a coronet, close to the nickel three-cent portrait, and its reverse shows 5 CENTS, with CENTS curved, inside a laurel wreath. Two dozen or more are known in copper. It is struck in copper with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-6. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1189, Adams-Woodin 1198 and Taxay EP816. Cataloged as PCGS #61313.

Rarity Notes

R-6 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-1054; Pollock-1189; Adams-Woodin 1198; Taxay EP816

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