Owner Comments:
1867 5c
Judd-563, Pollock-624
Rarity: High R.7 PF63BN
Ex: Bob Simpson
Struck in Copper with Plain Edge
Obverse: A Liberty head on the obverse faces left. She wears a headdress with four feather, four stars, and a ribbon inscribed UNION & LIBERTY. Below the bust is LONGACRE F.
Reverse: The reverse is striking with a large ornate shield with a superimposed large V in the center.
Comment: This is the interesting Feathered Headdress obverse design that James B. Longacre developed (Judd-561 through 564 in aluminum and copper with plain and reeded edges).. Perhaps a half-dozen are known today, although the aluminum version of these dies was struck to the extent of 100 pieces, per USPatterns.com.
This copper version appears extremely rare and is seldom seen. It appears that since 1954 this design has appeared only 9 times and prior to 1954 the prior appearance in the 20th century was in 1905 ... only 10 appearances in 120 years
2 Pieces are impounded in 2 museums ( Connecticut State Library and the Smithsonian)
Provenance/Appearance:
Private Transaction Oct 2022: Prior Ex: Bob Simpson, Heritage Nov 2020 / Lot #3151