1866 Copper Pattern Nickel PR RD J-517 Values

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1866 Copper Pattern Nickel PR RD J-517 Values

Details

1866 Five-Cent Piece. Dies 1-F. An illogical die combination, as both sides have the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; probably struck privately. One example of J-516 is clearly struck over an 1867 regular-issue Shield nickel.

Obverse: Washington portrait, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Reverse: Regular die without rays, as adopted in 1867.

Basic Information

GSID:

12950

Coin Date:

1866

Denomination:

P5c / Pattern 5 Cents

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1866

Composition:

Copper

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Copper

Variety 2:

J-517

Rarity:

R-H7

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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