Patterns
1883 5C Liberty Head Five Cents, Judd-1709, Pollock-1913, Low R.7, PR66 Deep Cameo PCGS. Charles Barber's head of Liberty faces left, the date below, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the margin. The reverse indicates the use of experimental dies with 75 N./25 C. in the center, surrounded by a wreath of cotton and corn, FIVE CENTS at the top and bottom margins with seven stars left and six right. Struck in aluminum with a plain edge. Several patterns from this year use different nickel and copper alloys. Only about a half dozen pieces are known in aluminum. This is a superior coin that shows no oxidation on either side. The fields are deeply mirrored, as one would expect, and the devices heavily frosted.
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2007), lot 2763.
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