1883 Pattern Liberty Head Nickel. Judd-1709, Pollock-1913. Rarity-7-.

Awe-Inspiring 1883 Pattern Liberty Head Nickel in Aluminum 1883 Pattern Liberty Head Nickel. Judd-1709, Pollock-1913. Rarity-7-. Aluminum. Plain Edge. Proof-67 Cameo (PCGS). Obv: Charles E. Barber's Liberty Head portrait, used on the regular issue nickel five-cent piece from 1883 to 1912. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border, and the date 1883 is below. Rev: The composition 75 N. / 25 C. is centered within a wreath of corn and cotton. The denomination is divided FIVE above, CENTS below, with 13 stars arranged around the border, seven left and six right. As described by the uspatterns.com website: "This is one of 4 patterns for this year using different alloys of nickel and/or copper showing their composition on the reverse within the wreath." Judd-1709, offered here, is the aluminum striking, and it is a significant numismatic rarity with only about a half dozen specimens known. This the Simpson coin, the finest certified at PCGS, and a dazzling Superb Gem with fully struck motifs and bold field to device contrast. Provenance: Ex Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s American Numismatic Association Auction of August 1982, Catalog II, lot 2904; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Waterbury Collection, January 2003 Rarities Sale, lot 981, as PCGS Proof-66; Bob R. Simpson Collection; Heritage's sale of the Bob R. Simpson Collection, April 2021 CSNS Signature Auction, lot 4307. PCGS Population: 1; 0 graded higher in any category. There are no grading events listed in the PCGS DCAM category. PCGS# 411247. NGC ID: 2AKX. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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