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1857 Cent.
Obverse Description
Head of Liberty facing left, coronet inscribed LIBERTY, essentially the same style as later used on the regular nickel three-cent pieces of 1865: 13 stars around, date 1857 below. Die also used to strike the J-189 $2.50 and later muled with an 1860 die to create a numismatic fantasy (J-270).
Reverse Description
Open wreath enclosing ONE CENT widely spaced, die used in 1853 to coin J-149 and other issues.
Catalog Information
GSID:
12272
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Copper-Nickel
Variety 2:
J-186
Coin Date:
1857
Denomination:
P1c
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1857
Composition:
Copper-Nickel
Rarity:
7
PCGS #:
11815
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1857 P1c Copper-Nickel, J-186 PR
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1857 P1c Copper, J-187 PR BN
Worth: $22,000 – $26,400
1857 P1c Nickel or German silver, J-187a PR
Worth: $50,000 – $60,000
1857 P25c Copper, J-188 PR BN
Worth: $4,200 – $8,400
1857 P$2 1/2 Copper, J-189 PR BN
Worth: $5,250 – $13,200
1857 P$2 1/2 Gilt Copper, J-189 PR
Worth: $7,800 – $9,360
(1857) P$20 Copper, Uniface Die Trial, J-190 PR BN
Worth: $18,000 – $24,000
1857 E1C One Cent, Judd-186, Pollock-222, R.7, PR66 PCGS....
$18,000
1857 E1C One Cent, Judd-186, Pollock-222, High R.7, PR63 PCGS. ...
$6,600
1857 E1C One Cent, Judd-186, Pollock-222, High R.7, PR64 NGC. ...
$6,600
1857 E1C One Cent, Judd-186, Pollock-222, High R.7, PR65 PCGS. ...
$11,162
1857 E1C One Cent, Judd-186, Pollock-222, High R.7, PR66 PCGS. ...
$12,650
1857 Pattern Cent. Judd-186, Pollock-222. Rarity-7+. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-65 (PCGS). OGH.
$8,108
1857 E1C One Cent, Judd-186, Pollock-222, High R.7, PR65 PCGS. ...
$7,475
$9,775
$12,075
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