1868 H10C J-638 PR(PCGS#60856)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6612

Grade

PR65

Price

2,280

Lot Description

The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue 1868 Liberty Seated half dimes. The strike is sharp on all the devices and the surfaces are attractive in every way, brilliant apart from a whisper of pinkish-silver iridescence that is not readily evident at all viewing angles. This is one of many numismatic strikes secretly produced at the Mint for the private profit of officers of the institution. No record was kept of such oddities, and in no way were they intended as patterns. The idea of striking a half dime in nickel alloy would have been absurd. That said, we can be thankful to these long ago Mint officers who have created such a wonderful panorama of "patterns" for us to collect today.