1863 1C J-299, BN PR(PCGS#60454)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6584

Grade

PR65BN

Price

1,800

Lot Description

Medallic alignment. Struck from the regular issue dies of the 1863 Indian cent. This is a beautiful Gem that reveals both reflective tendencies in the fields and iridescent undertones of pinkish-apricot and powder blue iridescence as the otherwise tobacco-brown surfaces dip into a light. The motifs are fully impressed with a soft satin texture. According to Rick Snow (2014), the Mint struck approximately 300 examples of this type between October and December 1863. Judd-299 is one of several popular transitional Indian cent patterns, in this case employing the same design as the regular issue 1864 Bronze without the designer's initial L on the ribbon. It's primary purpose, however, was as a metallurgical trial.