1866 5C J-497 PR(PCGS#60693)

1866 5C J-497 PR (PCGS#60693)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

详细说明: 1866 Pattern Shield Nickel. Judd-497, Pollock-583. Rarity-7+. Proof-64 (PCGS). OGH. The obverse design is similar to that adopted for regular issue Shield Nickel production, except that the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is expressed in smaller letters and the date 1866 is divided by the ball at the base of the shield. The reverse design is the same that the Mint used to strike regular issue Shield Nickels of the Rays type in 1866 and early 1867. Struck in nickel with a plain edge.<br /> This elusive pattern type has an extant population of only half a dozen coins per the website uspatterns.com. A fully impressed near-Gem, the present example also offers freedom from distracting contact marks. The obverse is quite smooth, but we do see light granularity to the planchet (as made) throughout the reverse. With pale silver-gold tinting that yields to brilliance at more direct angles.