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1881 3C Liberty Head Three Cents, Judd-1669, Pollock-1870, R.7, PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Three cent nickel pattern featuring the head on the obverse similar to that used on the adopted Liberty nickel of 1883. The reverse has a Roman numeral III in the center, surrounded by a wreath of cotton and corn. Struck in copper with a plain edge. The Charles Barber Liberty Head appears on one cent, three cent, and five cent patterns of 1881 that were issued in sets for collectors. Nickel and aluminum examples of each denomination were also issued and likely also sold in three-piece sets. The surfaces are red and only slightly muted with no obvious browning. A few flyspecks of carbon are present on each side.
1881 3C Liberty Head Three Cents, Judd-1669, Pollock-1870, R.7, PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Three cent nickel pattern featuring the head on the obverse similar to that used on the adopted Liberty nickel of 1883. The reverse has a Roman numeral III in the center, surrounded by a wreath of cotton and corn. Struck in copper with a plain edge. The Charles Barber Liberty Head appears on one cent, three cent, and five cent patterns of 1881 that were issued in sets for collectors. Nickel and aluminum examples of each denomination were also issued and likely also sold in three-piece sets. The surfaces are red and only slightly muted with no obvious browning. A few flyspecks of carbon are present on each side.