5 Cents "1866 Shield Nickel With Rays" Pattern; bronze

Features

Issuer United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Pattern
Year 1866
Value 5 Cents (0.05 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Bronze
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
290494
References Judd# 499
J. Hewitt Judd, Q. David Bowers, Saul Teichman; 2008. United States Pattern Coins, Experimental and Trial Pieces : Complete Source for History, Rarity, and Values (10th Edition). Whitman Publishing, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Obverse

Shield type same as regular coin, but small letters used in motto and dot divides date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST
18.66

Reverse

Large "5" within rays and stars (same as regular issue coin).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5
CENTS

Edge

Plain

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1866 

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