Lot 2728
1885 Pattern Five Cents. Silver, plain edge. NGC graded Proof 64. Very rare Type. A simple ring-shaped Pattern motif that incorporates thirteen stars, the date, and the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the obverse. The upper reverse has the legend FIVE CENTS with a shield sandwiched between a pair of laurel leaves in the lower reverse. Struck in silver with a plain edge. Vividly and deeply toned with natural shades that deepens to an almost cobalt-blue patina in the peripheries. Very choice certainly visually interesting. Pop 3; 3 finer (PCGS # 62184) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500.
The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr.
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