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1884 Pattern Cent. Nickel, plain edge PCGS PR66 J-1721

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,125.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
1884 Pattern Cent. Nickel, plain edge PCGS PR66 J-1721
Eastman Johnson's "holey" proposal for the cent with the axis perforated with an irregular hole. These experimental pieces were planned on all the small denomination coinage to make it easier to distinguish by the blind, and thereby to "remedy the inconvenience of similarity in our small coin." The obverse has the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with the date at the bottom. The reverse, equally simple in its design, shows ONE CENT at the top with an inverted shield and two laurel sprigs below. Struck in nickel with a plain edge. This lightly patinated Gem Proof 66 example is noticeably reflective in the fields with no carbon spots or hairlines.
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