1859 1C J-229a (Regular Strike)
Series: Patterns - MS
PCGS MS62
Image courtesy of Heritage Numismatic Auctions
PCGS MS63
- PCGS #:
- 21118
- Designer:
- James Barton Longacre
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- N/A
- Weight:
- N/A
- Mintage:
- N/A
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- Copper-Nickel
- Auction Record:
- $195,500 • MS62 • 07-01-2008 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1859 1C J-229a
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#1 MS62 PCGS grade
Chicago Mid-American coin convention, 6/2000 - John R. Schuch - Superior 10/2000:4017A, $33,350 - Legend Numismatics - Robert R. Rollins Collection - Heritage 7/2008:2154, $195,500 |
Ron Guth:
Judd-229a is an unusual occurrence of a muling of two obverse dies. Such a combination is extremely rare because of the way dies are set in a coining press. The different shape of the obverse and reverse dies prevents a mixup such as this, but because of a change made in 1859, a short window of time allowed the pairing of these two obverse dies. This piece was first discovered in 2000 and remains unique today.