Owner Comments:
1882 5C
Judd-1687, Pollock-1889, Rarity: Low R.6, PR65
The Pollock plate coin.
Struck in nickel with a plain edge
Obverse: Bust of LIBERTY facing left with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST above and the date is below and stars on each side (7 left and 6 right) .
Reverse: The reverse of the 1883 w/the Roman Numeral V within a wreath of corn and cotton. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the upper perimeter and the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is at the bottom and no CENTS.
Comments:
This transitional pattern is primarily found in nickel, as seen here, but it is also known in copper (unique) and aluminum. Razor-sharp surfaces are delicately toned with moderately reflective fields. A single speck of aqua residue appears between IT in UNITED.
Technical Aspects: Weight: 77.3 grains. Diameter: 21.2 mm. Die alignment: 180°.
Plate coin - Illustrated in United States Patterns and Related Issues, by Andrew W. Pollock III, as figure 536
Provenance:
Stanley Kesselman, November 11, 1971 to Harry Bass private sale, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection: Part I, Bowers and Merena May 1999 /Lot 1059 ($1840); From The Collection of William Rau, Heritage April 2018 CSNS – Chicago / Lot #5127, And the The Pollock plate coin.(Fig 361)