1868 5C J-624, CAM PR (PCGS#389884)
The June 2013 Baltimore Auction
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 2313
- Grade
- PR65
- Price
- 2,820
- Lot Description
- 1868 Pattern Five-Cent Piece. Judd-624, Pollock-693. Rarity-6-. Nickel. Plain Edge. Wide Planchet. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS). CAC. Secure H... Obv: similar to the circulating nickel three-cent pieces of the era but on a larger scale and with a broad rim surrounding. Rev: large laurel wreath, IN GOD WE TRUST above in tiny letters, 5 / CENTS within, CENTS on a curved line, broad rim surrounding. The frosty steel-gray devices sit nicely against the reflective fields. Both sides are alive with varied champagne-gold toning highlights. The <em>uspatterns.com </em>website notes: "These were issued in sets along with the one-cent, Judd-605-607 / Pollock-670-672, and three-cents, Judd-615-617-Pollock-680-683. Examples were struck in the following combinations: Nickel on regular size planchet, Judd-623 / Pollock-692 with probably 40-50 pieces known; Nickel on wide planchet, Judd-624 / Pollock-693 with two or three dozen believed to exist." The present lot is, of course, one of the wide planchet strikes. <strong><em>Among the three finest Cameo Proof examples of the variety certified by PCGS.</em></strong>
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