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1857 Nickel or German silver Pattern Cent PR J-187a Values

1857 Nickel or German silver Pattern Cent PR J-187a Values

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Patterns (1857)

1857 Nickel or German silver Pattern Cent PR J-187a Values

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1857 Cent. Trial piece struck from regular dies. Two or three examples of each metal are believed to exist, including one copper piece in the National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.

Basic Information

GSID:

12268

Coin Date:

1857

Denomination:

P1c / Pattern Cent

Designation:

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1857

Composition:

Nickel or German silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Nickel or German silver

Variety 2:

J-187a

Rarity:

R-8

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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1855 Original, Copper, J-167 P1c PCGS AU55 BN

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1870 Silver, J-843 P10c NGC PR66

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1879 Stella, Copper, J-1639 P$4 PCGS PR65 BN

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1879 Metric Dollar, Aluminum, J-1629 P$1 PCGS PR68 CAM

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1871 Copper, J-1085 P10c PCGS PR64 RD

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1876 Gilt Copper, J-1482 P$3 PCGS PR66 CAM

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1870 Copper, J-817 PH10c PCGS PR64 BN

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1882 Shield Earring, Silver, J-1700 P50c PCGS PR64

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1879 Copper, J-1606 P$1 PCGS PR66 RB CAC

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1866 Washington, Nickel, J-461 P5c PCGS PR64 CAC

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1838 Restrike, Silver, J-73 P50c PCGS PR64 CAC

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2007-S Idaho, Silver 25c NGC PR70 DCAM

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1898 $2 1/2 PCGS PR68 DCAM

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1857 Nickel or German silver Pattern Cent PR J-187a Values

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1857 Nickel or German silver Pattern Cent PR J-187a Values

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Basic Information

Mint & Coinage Details

Varieties and Classification

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

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