1879 1C Indian Cent -- Struck on a Foreign Planchet -- AU58 PCGS....

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1879 Indian Cent, AU58
Struck on a Foreign Planchet

1879 1C Indian Cent -- Struck on a Foreign Planchet -- AU58 PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. 49.4 grains. The PCGS insert provides the metallurgical breakdown as 74% copper, 25% nickel, 0.5% aluminum, and 0.5% iron, and states the coin was struck on a Columbian 5 centavos planchet. The U.S. Mint did not strike 5 centavos (or any other denomination) for Columbia until 1902, and Columbia did not strike copper-nickel 5 centavos until 1886. During the 1870s, Columbia 5 centavos were struck in silver alloys of .666 fine or 0.835 fine, and had a weight and diameter too small to provide a planchet for the present lot. Thus, the source of the unusual planchet is unknown. It is too heavy for a three cent nickel. Struck aligned with the collar die at 3 o'clock, with a sharp strike on the right sides and centers. The left-side dentils and UNITED STATES are softly brought up. The pale wheat-gold surfaces are smooth and satiny, and show substantial luster. The present lot might be Judd-1583, the former pattern variety recently delisted as a mint error. Judd-1583, believed to be unique, appeared in various auction catalogs between 1908 and 1987 but was not photographed in any of them.

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