Lot 1627
1868 Pattern Cent. Nickel, plain edge. . J-608. Rarity 4. . P-673. NGC graded MS-64. The design of this piece closely follows Longacre's three-cent nickel coin which the mint adopted in 1865. It was thought that since the silver coins used standard designs, the minor could might as well also. Patterns were prepared with this head and various reverses for the cent, three-cent, and nickel five cent piece, before the idea was abandoned. Pop 11; 12 better.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
The Greenhill Collection.
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