Click to enlargeJ486/P575

The Lincoln nickel design probably the most popular of these issues. This is the only Lincoln head pattern produced by the U.S. Mint.

Examples were struck as follows:

Nickel J486/P575 with the following 9 or 10 known: To see images of most of these, click here.

1) Dr Judd, Merkin 6/30/65 trade, CMB-Smithsonian, this is the Judd 1-7th edition plate coin

2) Mitchelson-CSL

3) Merkin 10/66, ANA Museum

4) Fairfield-B/R 10/77, Ivy 8/82 ANA, Superior 2/00, Heritage 4/18 - PCGS64, illustrated above

5) Boosel-RARCOA 4/72, Ivy 1975 FPL, B/R 6/75, B/R Rare Coin Reviews #25 1976- #30 1978, Virginia collection-Heritage 1/17 - PCGS64

6) RARCOA 4/75, Stacks 10/03, StacksBowers 9/11, Simpson-Heritage 11/20, Atherton-Heritage 5/23 - PCGS64

7) Heritage 1/15 - NGC64

8) B/M 1/97, Wilcox, Leidman - PCGS63

9) Goldberg 5/01 - PCGS64

10) B/M RCR #78 (1990) – PCGS64, appears different from any of those listed above.

One of these is ex Lohr, Johnson-Hughes 1/79 probably to Hughes 1/80. NERCA 1/81 is probably one of above.

Copper and/or Bronze J487-J488/P576. These are known on both thin 58 grain and thick 72 grain planchets with about 18 known of both numbers combined including examples in the Smithsonian (2), ANS and CSL. To see images of most of these, click
here.

Photo courtesy of Superior.