1803 P$5 Private Restrike, Copper J-27 BN

Coin / United States of America / 1803 / Philadelphia / Patterns / P$5

Private restrike. Copper striking of a half eagle, a restrike privately produced probably circa the late 1850s from rusted dies, not necessarily matching a pair actually used for coinage. Information concerning this issue is elusive.

coinage-type Pattern
desg MS
edge Plain
material Copper
mintage Unique
ngc-id 295E
variety Private Restrike, Copper
variety-2 J-27
year-display 1803