Lot 1803
1868 Pattern Cent. Nickel, plain edge. Judd-608. Pollock-673, Rarity-5. PCGS graded Proof 64. Frosted on the devices, with well mirrored fields throughout. Slight nickel haze and a few minute specks, mostly on the reverse. This appears to be Pollock variety-1, with a slightly recut date. Struck at the request of Congress, these patterns were issued as a proposal to redeem all the tattered and hated Fractional currency notes then in circulation. Luckily for the Mint, the proposal was not accepted, and nickel coinage remained only in the three and five cent denominations (PCGS # 60820) .
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
From the Benson collection and purchased from Hollinbeck Stamp & Coin Company's auction circa 1944-46 lot 1553 for an unknown amount.
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| Realized $1,495 |
