1863 1C J-302 PR(PCGS#60457)

1863 1C J-302 PR (PCGS#60457)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行: Stack's Bowers

批号: 4182

等级: PR64

价格: 163,024

详细说明: 1863 Pattern Indian Cent. Judd-302, Pollock-365. Rarity-7+. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Obverse and reverse of the designs adopted in 1864 with the "L" initial on the ribbon for the designer James B. Longacre. These also have the pointed bust feature seen on the later 1864-L bronze cents. One significant difference on this 1863 pattern cent is that the planchet stock is the then current copper-nickel blend of this year.      Bright and reflective with the mirror fields pleasing while the surrounding devices are frosted. A few specks of carbon are present when closely examined and these are the only signs of age. Golden-tan with hints of iridescence on the reverse, the strike is full and complete. A highly appealing example of this rare die pairing.      PCGS has certified three of these at most, a couple of others are noted in the NGC Census as well. Perhaps four to six are known in all, which is a tiny number indeed, particularly when so many collectors seek an example of the pattern coins that were later adopted for production. It is noteworthy that these were coined with a reverse die that was used for Proof coinage in 1869 and 1870, implying a later striking date than 1863. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers The 1863 cent with L has always been a favorite. In the magazine of the Empire Coin Company, my 1958 article “Transitional Coins of America,” mentioned this. At the time I thought that it was made in 1863 as a proposal. Hardly any research had been done on die characteristics, and it has only been in recent times that John Dannreuther and others have found that a number of earlier dated Proof pieces in the Indian Head cent and two-cent series were made in the early 1870s. This prompts me to say that there has been more excellent numismatic research done in the past 30 years than in the centur

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