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1866 5C Five Cents, Judd-486, Pollock-575, Low R.7, PR64 PCGS. CAC. A bust of President Abraham Lincoln faces right, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top of the obverse and the date below. The reverse shows an open olive or laurel wreath with IN GOD WE TRUST in tiny letters at the top and a tall 5 / CENTS in the center ("Tall 5 reverse"). Struck in nickel with a plain edge. USPatterns.com estimates that about more than a half-dozen survive of the nickel pieces, including three in museum holdings. The design was also struck in copper and/or bronze (Judd-487/488), the two metals virtually indistinguishable one from another. These pieces are under intense demand as the only 19th century American patterns featuring the martyred President Lincoln. The fields are moderately reflective with an even layer of pinkish-gray patina across each side. Slight planchet porosity can be seen at the top of the obverse, but this has no effect on the grade. Only five pieces have been so graded at PCGS and one example at NGC (11/16). This piece could be considered the finest of the six examples certified at the PR64 level as it is the only CAC-certified piece.
1866 5C Five Cents, Judd-486, Pollock-575, Low R.7, PR64 PCGS. CAC. A bust of President Abraham Lincoln faces right, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top of the obverse and the date below. The reverse shows an open olive or laurel wreath with IN GOD WE TRUST in tiny letters at the top and a tall 5 / CENTS in the center ("Tall 5 reverse"). Struck in nickel with a plain edge. USPatterns.com estimates that about more than a half-dozen survive of the nickel pieces, including three in museum holdings. The design was also struck in copper and/or bronze (Judd-487/488), the two metals virtually indistinguishable one from another. These pieces are under intense demand as the only 19th century American patterns featuring the martyred President Lincoln. The fields are moderately reflective with an even layer of pinkish-gray patina across each side. Slight planchet porosity can be seen at the top of the obverse, but this has no effect on the grade. Only five pieces have been so graded at PCGS and one example at NGC (11/16). This piece could be considered the finest of the six examples certified at the PR64 level as it is the only CAC-certified piece.