Patterns
1883 5C Liberty Head Five Cents, Judd-1714, Pollock-1919, Low R.6, PR65+ Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC. The design is similar to the issued Liberty nickel, but LIBERTY is moved from the coronet to the upper obverse border, and the stars are smaller and arranged 6 x 7. The reverse is from the same die used to strike Judd-1690, identified by the widely repunched S in PLURIBUS. Struck in nickel with a plain edge. Struck in both nickel and copper. Only two dozen or so pieces are believed known in nickel. For a nickel product, the fields display remarkable depth of mirroring on each side, which when set as a background for the thickly frosted devices provides this piece's Deep Cameo status. Very pale iridescence is seen over each side.
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