1853 (PF63) Proof Copper Nickel Cent Pattern 1C NGC - Judd 150 and Denver

and Denver

Louis to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase

meaning the coin retains strong

The Capped Bust design

making his portrait one of the most widely encountered on European coinage of the era

1853 (PF63) Proof Copper Nickel Cent Pattern 1C NGC - Judd 150 and DenverThis 1853 Copper Nickel Cent Pattern, cataloged as Judd 150 in the standard reference for U. S. pattern coinage, represents an experimental piece struck by the Mint while officials explored alternatives to the large, unwieldy copper cent then in circulation, a process that eventually led to the smaller Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents introduced later in the decade. Struck in a copper nickel alloy rather than pure copper, this pattern offers a