1866 5C J-487, BN PR(PCGS#60683)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4290

等级

PR64BN

价格

85,515

详细说明

Eagerly Sought 1866 Judd-487 Pattern Nickel The U.S. Mint's Only Lincoln Portrait Pattern 1866 Pattern Lincoln Five-Cent Piece. Judd-487, Pollock-576. Rarity-7-. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 BN (NGC). CAC. Obv:Bearded bust of Lincoln right with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1866 below. Rev:A wreath of laurel surrounds the denomination 5 CENTS, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST inscribed along the upper border. Handsome olive-brown surfaces also reveal medium-brown and steel-brown shades as the coin rotates under a light. Satiny in texture and predominantly smooth, a few faint carbon flecks do little more than define the grade, although one below the final letter A in AMERICA also serves as a useful provenance marker. Sharply struck and nicely preserved to allow full appreciation of this coveted pattern design type. The only pattern struck in the U.S. Mint that displays a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, this nickel five-cent piece is known in two metallic compositions: nickel (Judd-486) and copper/bronze (Judd-487/488). The uspatterns.comwebsite accounts for only nine specimens in the former composition and about a dozen in the latter. These are extremely limited totals given the strong collector demand that this type enjoys. The copper striking offered here is pleasing in overall appearance and amply suitable for inclusion in any pattern coinage cabinet. It will almost certainly be some time down the road before another example of this elusive issue is offered to the general bidding public, so if you mean to own an example of Judd-487, don't be shy when the bidding activity begins. If you are a Lincoln specialist this is a true find - a magnificent opportunity to compete for an example of the variety that is attributed in that discipline as Cunningham 15-490Bz/500C/510N and King-525, and that is seldom seen in the marketplace. Years can pass between our offerings of one at public auction. Provenance: Ex "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green estate; partnership of Eric P. Newman and Burdette G. Johnson, doing business as St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman, acquired for $125; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage's sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, April 2013 CSNS Signature Auction, lot 3955. Newman envelope included. NGC Census: just 1; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 60683. NGC ID: 29KR. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com