The very first pattern listed in the Judd book is a cent pattern, the J-1 (silver-centered cent). Cent patterns are very popular, especially among small cent collectors. Large flying eagle pattern cents of 1854 and 1855 are the precursors to the immensely desirable flying eagle small cents. Large Flying Eagle Patterns Many Indian Cent patterns, a large number of which can be had for less than $2,500, including the J-208, the 1858 transitional Indian Head Cent pattern. Indian Head Cent patterns were struck in off metals (metals other than the metal in which it is normally struck), such as the J-355 (copper and aluminum), the J-406 (approximately 75% copper, 25% nickel) and J-612 (aluminum). Liberty Nickel and three-cent nickel collectors might want to delve into the pattern cent field. Longacre's three-cent nickel and Barber's Liberty Head designs grace the obverse of various pattern cents, including J-666 and J-1667, respectively. As well, Longacre's three-cent nickel obverse design graces the obverse of both the J-151 and the J-186 pattern cents. For Lincoln enthusiasts, very few patterns exist, and those that do are either illegal to own, prohibitively expensive or both (and some may be mint errors, rather than patterns), the most famous being the J-2151, the 1974 aluminum cent. |
Cent Patterns
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| J-1768 |
| J-1667 |
| J-171 |
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