Owner Comments:
1866 5C Five Cents (GOD AND OUR COUNTRY)
Judd-481, Pollock-571
Rarity: Low R.7, PR65 CAC Endorsed
Struck in nickel with a plain edge.
Obverse: A Washington head faces right on the obverse, atop it GOD AND OUR COUNTRY. The date 1866 below the bust is tiny, but the final 6 is much larger than the first 6 and apparently recut.
Reverse: The reverse displays a tall 5 in a laurel wreath, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircling it.
Comments:
This pinkish-gray Gem proof shows vibrant luster and good eye appeal, with a tiny dark fleck at the lower reverse the only distraction.
An extremely rare pattern, with the Washington head design appealing to many. The reason for the GOD AND OUR COUNTRY legend is unclear unless these were numismatic delicacies, as IN GOD WE TRUST had already been selected and placed on the two cent piece beginning in 1864
Provenance/Appearances:
- Heritage Jan 2012 FUN Signature Auction- Orlando / Lot #5997;
- Goldberg Auctions, June 2011 Pre-Long Beach Auction #63 / Lot #1273;
- Stacks and Bowers Mar 2010 Baltimore / Lot #1301;
- Goldberg Auctioneers Jan 99 (Orlando Sale) / LOT #281,
- Stacks July 2009 Sale / Lot 827;
- Superior Oct 1989 (Jascha Heifetz Collection Sale) / Lot # 3160 (PCGS PF64)