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Auction 117  19-20 May 2021
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Lot 954

Estimate: 1000 USD
Price realized: 1300 USD
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1858 Proof Pattern Copper-Nickel Cent. . Dies by James B. Longacre. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, head of a native American left, wearing feather headdress inscribed LIBERTY; 1858 below / ONE/ CENT within laurel wreath with clusters of five leaves. Edge: plain. Judd 208; Pollock 253. In NGC encapsulation 5938151-005, graded PF 63.

This reverse design is similar to the one adopted for 1859. The wreath and "ONE CENT" are higher than what was eventually used for circulation coinage.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

This reverse design is similar to the one adopted for 1859. The wreath and "ONE CENT" are higher than what was eventually used for circulation coinage
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