1868 large cent --- yes, 1868!
Dentuck
Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭
Copper collectors: Do you consider the pattern large cent of 1868 (Judd-610 in nickel, and Judd-611 in copper) to be a collectible member of the series? Or does your collection end with the last Braided Hair cent of the regular series (1857)?
0
Comments
Dwayne F. Sessom
Ebay ID: V-Nickel-Coins
(Ambro is putting together a run of Gold Dollars but i will wager that he does not consider Judd 67/Pollock 70 from 1836 to be the start of that series)
www.brunkauctions.com
I would not view this pattern as anything that a large cent collector would view as a “requirement” for a complete large cent collection.
<< <i>Patterns are never considered part of a regular series. >>
But some --- I'm thinking of various transitional patterns here --- are popularly collected alongside their regular-issue brethren.
www.brunkauctions.com
<< <i>Not to be a killjoy but I saw the auction >>
What auction? If it's an eBay auction for an 1868 large cent (especially if the origin is China!), I'll lay favorable odds it's a fake.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Some dime type collectors such as myself prize the J-647 which is the 10c pattern in which the obverse is the design of the pre 1857 large cent and as such is a unique dime design for type purposes.
I am not aware of cent type collectors having the same view of the J-610 pattern since it is not a different design than other cent designs.
That was the auction I had in mind. It is stamped COPY but wasnt sure this was the coin the post is referring too.
U.S. Nickels Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes
U.S. Dimes Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes
Just how should these 1860's era fantasy patterns be viewed?
BTW here is my example of the 10 cent pattern in cupro-nickel:
One of my favourite pieces in my collection for many reasons - I wanted one since reading about them in a coin magazine when I was about 8-9 years old.
About 2-3 years ago, we had one of those 1868 Large Cent patterns in stock. So -- at a show, I walked it over to a very prominent large cent specialist dealer, a gent who has helped build literally hundreds of large cent collections in the past few decades, and a good friend of ours.
I showed him our coin (it was PCGS slabbed, but I don't remember the grade). He stared at it in amazement. He had never seen one before. He must have looked at it with a glass for 5 minutes. He said he knew nothing about it, but he wanted to buy it for his personal collection.
Then -- I told him what it would cost him. That changed his mind
He said he couldn't justify tying up his own funds for an item like that. But -- he was blown away by it.
Coin Rarities Online