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PCGS Number: 60916 Coin Date: 1869 Denomination (Short): P5c Denomination (Long): Pattern 5 Cents Variety: Nickel Variety 2: J-691 Desg: PR Composition: Nickel Mintage: Unique Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Pattern Coinage Years: 1869 Mint Location: Philadelphia Edge: Plain Obverse Description: Regular Shield nickel die of the year. Reverse Description: Actually an obverse die, the 1869 Indian Head cent. General Notes: 1869 Five-Cent Piece / 1869 Cent. A nonsensical mule for the numismatic trade. This piece could be listed earlier under a cent, taking the lower of the two denominations, but here the Judd sequence is preserved.10 Moreover, it is struck on a nickel planchet. PCGS #: 60916
