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1869 Nickel Pattern 5 Cents PR J-690a Values
Details
1869 Five-Cent Piece / 1866 Five-Cent Piece. Unusual two-headed, two-dated mule made outside of the Mint as a numismatic delicacy. Ex Garrett Collection, March 1980, Lot 1229, earlier from S.S. Crosby.
Obverse: Liberty Head facing left, coronet inscribed LIBERTY and with star. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around border, 1869 below.
Reverse: Actually an obverse die: Washington portrait, IN GOD WE TRUST (Obverse 2 of 1866).
Basic Information
GSID:
13400
Coin Date:
1869
Denomination:
P5c / Pattern 5 Cents
Designation:
PR
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
Unique
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1869
Composition:
Nickel
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Nickel
Variety 2:
J-690a
Rarity:
R-unique
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
