1869 Pattern Five Cents. Judd-684, Pollock-763. Rarity-5. Nickel. Plain Edge. Proof-65 (PCGS). <strong>Obv:</strong> A bust of Liberty faces left with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1869 below. Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY and ornamented with a single star, and the portrait is very similar to that used on the regular issue nickel three-cent piece of 1865 to 1889. <strong>Rev:</strong> A laurel wreath encircles the Roman numeral V, at the top of which is a small Maltese cross and a scroll inscribed with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. This is a nearly untoned specimen with modest field to device contrast characterizing the finish. Examples of this type were issued in three-piece pattern Proof sets along with the one cent Judd-666/667 and the three cent Judd-676/677 varieties. PCGS# 60909. NGC ID: 29R3. PCGS Population: 8; 0 finer in this category.
