1854 1C J-160, BN PR65BN 认证号81341372, PCGS号11659

Stunning EXTREMELY HIGH END GEM! It is an R-4 (76-200 minted) Pattern PR Large Cent w/no stars! Wicked cool. We did confirm at one point this coin resided in a PR66 BN NGC holder. Superior deep mirrors beam from all over. Rarely do you see PR Copper with mirrors like a silver coin has. The mirrors have crystal clear clarity, are ultra clean, and have a stunning reflection. Both sides are a totally natural chocolate brown/blue/green/gold color. Miss Liberty and the details are so sharply struck and have such outstanding frost they look sculpted. The eye appeal is phenomenal! PCGS 9, NGC 0, CAC 6. Legend

Ron Guth

Judd 160 and Judd 161 are from identical dies, struck in copper and bronze, respectively.

Judd (7th edition) diffrentiates the two by weight: 100 grains for the copper; 96 grains for the bronze.  However, Pollock (1994), lists a range of weights from 90.9 to 100 grains, plus two additional pieces with weights of 113.4 and 113.9 grains, presuming that the two heaviest weight pieces were restrikes.

PCGS recommends non-destructive analysis to determine the actual composition, because it is impossible to differentiate between copper and bronze by sight.