1913 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1789/1950
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
Eliasberg specimen (PR-67): $4,560,000, Heritage Auctions, April 2018. Walton specimen (VF-20): $3,172,500, Heritage Auctions, April 2013.
Description
The 1913 Proof Nickel Pattern - J-1789/1950 is a proof five-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Design Reform Patterns (1880-1942) series. It is James Earle Fraser's Buffalo design without his initial, with a flat-topped 3 in the date. A Mint letter of March 3, 1913 records 17 struck on January 13 and lists who received them, including two for the Mint collection that are now in the Smithsonian. It is struck in nickel with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-7. The 8th edition of Judd renumbered it J-1950. It is also catalogued as Pollock-2025 and Taxay EP1320. Cataloged as PCGS #518288.
Rarity Notes
R-7 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-1950 (formerly J-1789); Pollock-2025; Taxay EP1320
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