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1858 Pattern Cent. Copper-nickel, plain edge. Judd-191.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1,999.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 4,300.00 USD
1858 Pattern Cent. Copper-nickel, plain edge. Judd-191.
1858 Pattern Cent. Copper-nickel, plain edge. Judd-191. Pollock-233 Rarity 5. PCGS graded Proof 64. Accompanied by an Eagle Eye certificate. Lightly toned. Designs are close to those of the adopted design, with the 1858 Flying Eagle, Small Letters obverse paired with the 1859 Indian Cent's laurel wreath reverse. A sleek, lustrous, and carefully preserved Proof 64. Nothing intermittent about it, everyone can see this coin shimmering in the distance. It's surface is like an effervescent tan-colored beam of originality that has burst suddenly into view. Struck with controlled precision throughout. Pop 18; 5 finer in 65 (PCGS # 11840) .

In 1858 many other Pattern cents were designed and struck. These were issued by the Mint in sets of twelve. These sets ordinarily contained pieces with 3 obverses; the flying eagle with small letters, the small flying eagle and the Indian head, each combined with the 4 reverses; the corn, wheat, cotton and tobacco wreath, the laurel wreath, the oak wreath and the oak wreath with the broad, ornamented shield.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,300.