1866 White Metal Pattern $5 PR J-545 Values

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1866 White Metal Pattern $5 PR J-545 Values

Details

1866 $5. Privately struck. Broadstruck (without the use of a collar). Believed to be unique.

Obverse: Washington portrait, IN GOD WE TRUST; Obverse 2 die for the five-cent piece.

Reverse: Regular half eagle die of the pre-1866 type, without motto.

Basic Information

GSID:

12819

Coin Date:

1866

Denomination:

P$5 / Pattern $5

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Mintage:

Unique

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1866

Composition:

White Metal

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

White Metal

Variety 2:

J-545

Rarity:

R-unique

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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