Owner Comments:
1882 5C Shield Five Cents,
Judd-1695, Pollock-1897
Rarity: Low R.7, PR65 Cam, CAC Endorsed
Ex: Bass
Struck in aluminum with a plain edge.
Obverse: Similar to the standard shield motif, but without ball above date.
Reverse: The regular-issue die of year without rays
Comment:
About a half dozen aluminum pieces are believed known of this design type. This is a fabulous aluminum pattern. The fields are exceptionally deep and each side shows just the slightest oil-slick iridescence. The devices are heavily frosted, explaining the Cameo designation.
Just three examples are enumerated in the Pollock reference in 1994, including this Bass specimen. The others are the DiBello coin, sold by Stack’s in May 1970 that later was the Simpson piece, and the Farouk coin, There appears one additional coin as in the pass 50 Years of auction records. This is an extremely rare pattern issue. In fact there were about 12 appearances of a J1695 since 1970 – 9 were this piece
Technical Aspects: Weight: 19.3 grains. Diameter: 20.6 mm. Die alignment: 180°.
Provenance/ Appearances:
FROM THE GLORIOUS PATTERNS COLLECTION PART II, Legend’s Auction May 2022 Auction #52/ Lot # 319: Priors
- Ex Harry X. Boosel "1873" Collection, RARCOA, April 1972, / Lot #1179;
- Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection; Bowers & Merena's Part I, May 1999/ Lot #1061;
- Bowers & Merena Mar 2000 (Lindesmith Collection)/ Lot # 2015;
- Superior Feb 2001 ( Pre Long Beach) / Lot #5117;
- ANR's July 2003 Classics Sale,/ Lot #1013;
- ANR's Frog Run Farm Collection Sale, Nov 2004, / Lot #16;
- Richard C. Jewell Collection, Stacks and Bowers Aug 2011 Chicago ANA / Lot # 7533 (passed)
- Regency Auction XIV, October 2015, /Lot #354.