Lot 3307
1854 Pattern Cent. Bronze, plain edge. Judd-161 Original. Pollock-187. Proof 63 Brown. In an old green holder. A popular, readily affordable Type. In the 1830s through 1860s, the government slowly reduced the weight of the one-cent piece. This was done in stages. Collectors of the regular series are familiar with the last Large Cents, the first Copper-nickel and then Bronze cents. But few have ever encountered the intermediate 1854-55 Pattern Types, of which this is a very appealing, choice example! The Judd-161 "Originals" weigh 96 grains. The later post-1864 Bronze Indian cents, struck ten years after this unadopted Pattern issue, are exactly half that, at 48 grains. Pop 32; 54 finer.
Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400.
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| Realized $1,380 |
