1868 1C J-608 PR(PCGS#60820)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4334

Grade

PR65

Price

2,013

Lot Description

<strong>Obv:</strong> A bust of Liberty faces left with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1868 below. Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, the design similar to that used for regular issue nickel three-cent piece production from 1865 through 1889. The date is placed high in the field. <strong>Rev:</strong> A laurel wreath surrounds a Roman numeral I. A minimally toned specimen with fully impressed devices and modestly reflective fields. The <em>uspatterns.com</em> website accounts for several dozen nickel strikings of this type, which were distributed to contemporary collectors as part of pattern Proof sets along with examples of Judd-618 to 620 and Judd-633 to 634.