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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: PATTERNS & TRIAL COINS 1864-1869
Item Description: 10C 1865 J-421
Full Grade: PCGS PF 64 Red Brown
Owner: mania

Set Details

Custom Sets: 10C Patterns
1865 - Liberty Seated Proof Set IN COPPER and other off metal stikes
US Patterns- WHAT U.S. COINAGE COULD HAVE BEEN
Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Patterns & Trial Coins (1864-1869)

Owner Comments:


1865 10C Ten Cents,
Judd-421, Pollock-493,
Rarity: High R.7, PR64 RB
Ex: Simpson.

Struck in copper with a reeded edge

Obverse/Reverse: Struck using the regular dies of year but in copper

Comment:
This alleged dies trial piece was most likely deliberately struck for sale to collectors.. Fewer than four examples have been confirmed, including one in the Connecticut State Library. This is a brightly lustrous example whose obverse displays significant remaining mint red that is mixed with lavender. The reverse is more significantly toned and several shades deeper in hue. Seldom offered

Provenance/Appearances:
Ex Bob Simpson, Heritage Feb 2021 Auction / Lot #3180

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