1869 Copper Pattern Nickel PR RB J-685 Values

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1869 Copper Pattern Nickel PR RB J-685 Values

Details

1869 Five-Cent Piece

Obverse: Liberty Head facing left, coronet inscribed LIBERTY and with star. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around border, 1869 below.

Reverse: Thin laurel wreath enclosing Roman numeral V, ribbon inscribed IN GOD WE TRUST, with small Maltese cross near the top (as earlier used on J-631 of 1868).

Basic Information

GSID:

13390

Coin Date:

1869

Denomination:

P5c / Pattern 5 Cents

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Mintage:

Unique

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1869

Composition:

Copper

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Copper

Variety 2:

J-685

Rarity:

R-unique

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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