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PCGS Number: 12092 Coin Date: 1861 Denomination (Short): P1c Denomination (Long): Pattern Cent Variety: Copper Variety 2: J-274 Desg: PR Composition: Copper Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Pattern Coinage Years: 1861 Mint Location: Philadelphia Edge: Plain General Notes: 1861 Cent. Struck from regular dies. Elemental analysis is required to tell copper from bronze. Examples have not been available for study to determine whether struck from Proof or circulation-strike dies. Only two or three are believed to exist and are probably masquerading as toned copper-nickel pieces in error. PCGS #: 12092