US Patterns- WHAT U.S. COINAGE COULD HAVE BEEN
J-1684
5C - Liberty Head United States on Obverse Small Dentils
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
PATTERNS & TRIAL COINS 1874-DATE,WITH POLLOCK & RB NUMBERS |
| Item Description: |
5C 1882 J-1684 ELIASBERG |
| Full Grade: |
NGC PF 64 |
| Owner: |
mania |
Owner Comments:
1882 5C
Judd-1684, Pollock-1886
Rarity: Low R.6, PR64
Ex: Eliasberg.
Struck in nickel with a plain edge.
Obverse: Liberty head design as adopted for the regular issue a year later, surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with the date below.
Reverse: Roman numeral V in the center of an open agricultural wreath with E PLURIBUS UNUM above. This Judd has Narrow dentils.
Comment: Deeply reflective fields feature an overlay dusky gray patina. Modest field-device contrast exists. There is slight repunching at L, R, and N in motto E PLURIBUS UNUM.
Weight: 76.8 grains. Diameter: 0.832 inc
Provenance:
FromThe Collection of William Rau. Heritage April 2018 April CSNS – Chicago / Lot #5126 Priors:
- Ex: Charles Steigerwalt to J.M. Clapp;
- Clapp estate, 1942, to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.;
- Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 181;
- Litrenta Collection Heritage Aug 1999 ANA /Lot# 7778;