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Auction 117 19-20 May 2021
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1883 Proof Pattern Nickel Five Cent. . Dies by Charles Barber. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, head of Liberty left, wearing coronet inscribed LIBERTY and decorate with wheat sheaves, cotton buds, and ivy leaves; 1883 below / 75 N./ 25 C. within wreath of corn and cotton; FIVE above, CENTS below, seven stars to left, six stars to right. Edge: plain. Struck on a magnetic, pure nickel planchet. Judd 1707; Pollock 1911. In NGC encapsulation 5938163-008, graded PF 61 Cameo.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.
Before the release of the "Liberty nickel" in 1883, the mint struck patterns in a number of different compositions, including pure nickel, 75% nickel/25% copper, 50% nickel/50% copper, and 33% nickel/67% copper.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.
Before the release of the "Liberty nickel" in 1883, the mint struck patterns in a number of different compositions, including pure nickel, 75% nickel/25% copper, 50% nickel/50% copper, and 33% nickel/67% copper.