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1860 P$5 Five Dollar, Judd-272, Pollock-320, Low R.6 1860[P$5] Five Dollar, Judd-272, Pollock-320, L

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1860 P$5 Five Dollar, Judd-272, Pollock-320, Low R.6 1860[P$5] Five Dollar, Judd-272, Pollock-320, L
<B>1860<P$5> Five Dollar, Judd-272, Pollock-320, Low R.6, PR62 Gilt ANACS.</B></I> Struck in copper with a reeded edge, later gilt, probably outside the mint. The obverse introduces the right facing bust of Liberty with three large stars on her cap, a motif familiar to Standard Silver collectors but first used on Judd-271 and Judd-272. The date is quite small. The reverse features an eagle with raised wing, carrying the banner E PLURIBUS UNUM with its beak and clutching arrows and an olive branch within its claws. Identical to Judd-283 except for the change in date. This pattern was for a large diameter, thin planchet Half Eagle, designed to keep unethical individuals from hollowing out gold coins and replacing their content with a less valuable metal. This well struck and flashy specimen has a small spot above the banner but is unmarked.