1871 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1055
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $7,000
- Sold
- Grade
- PR63
- Auction house
- Stack's
Description
The 1871 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1055 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. About a dozen are known in aluminum. It is struck in aluminum with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-7. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1190, Adams-Woodin 1199 and Taxay EP817. Cataloged as PCGS #61314.
Rarity Notes
R-7 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-1055; Pollock-1190; Adams-Woodin 1199; Taxay EP817
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