Click to enlargeJ1697/P1899

This is one of the famous Blind Man's nickel patterns. It has 5 equally spaced ridges on the edge as highlighted in the image below.



The following are confirmed: To see available images, click here.

1) Elder's 20th 10/17/1908 lot 229?, Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library

2) Numismatics Ltd 8/74, Bass-HWBRF, Heritage 8/14 - NGC66

3) Judd, Kosoff 10/68, Kosoff 1/24/80 private transaction, Rothchild-Stacks 10/03, Simpson-Heritage 9/20 - PCGS66

4) Harmer-Rooke 11/69, Kagin's 11/73, Kagin's 8/77 ANA (as J-1683 !), Kagin's 8/83 ANA, Kagin's 8/86 ANA, Novoselsky, B/M 10/00, Wilcox - PCGS67, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge.

Pollock lists additional/confused pedigrees which are probably among the last 2. One of these is ex Norweb-NN 9/53 sale. It is likely earlier from the Elder sale if that is not part of #1s pedigree. NGC shows 2 in NGC65 grade which, if not the same as #3 and/or #4 would represent a 5th example.

Photo courtesy of Bowers and Merena.