1866 White Metal Pattern Nickel PR J-526 Values

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1866 White Metal Pattern Nickel PR J-526 Values

Details

1866 Five-Cent Piece / 1866 Five-Cent Piece. Dies 1-1. The existence of this piece proves that at least two obverse dies were made of this general design, differences being observable but slight. Struck outside the Mint.

Obverse: Washington portrait, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Reverse: Actually an obverse die: same as the obverse, but from different die.

Basic Information

GSID:

12963

Coin Date:

1866

Denomination:

P5c / Pattern 5 Cents

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1866

Composition:

White Metal

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

White Metal

Variety 2:

J-526

Rarity:

R-8

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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