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1881 Nickel Patterns

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About This Coin

The 1881 Nickel Patterns page groups the five-cent patterns dated 1881 in the Design Reform Patterns (1880-1942) series, struck at the Philadelphia Mint: Charles E. Barber's Liberty head of the minor set in nickel, copper and aluminum (J-1671 to J-1673), and the unique J-1674a in the Smithsonian, with IN GOD WE TRUST on the reverse. USPatterns.com treats the listing J-1674 as a misdescription of J-1674a.

Specifications

Year

1881

Denomination

Nickel

Series

Design Reform Patterns (1880-1942)

Strike Types & Varieties(4)

Strike TypeVerified

1881 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1674a

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