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1868 Pattern Five Cents. Judd-628, Pollock-697. Rarity-7+. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-65 RB (PCGS).
Obv: A bust of Liberty faces left with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1868 below. Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, and the portrait is very similar to that used to strike regular-issue nickel three-cent pieces. Rev: The denomination 5 CENTS in the center with a laurel wreath around and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST inscribed along the upper border. Struck on a broad planchet. Satin to semi-reflective surfaces are drenched in lovely orange-brown color. This rare pattern was issued in three-piece sets along with a one-cent and three-cent denomination. Only a half dozen or so examples of Judd-628 are known.
PCGS#: 708
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