1861 P$5 Copper J-283 RB

Coin / United States of America / P$5 / Patterns / 1861 / Philadelphia

1861 $5. Pattern proposal for a large-diameter coin intended to eliminate the fraud of hollowing out the center of a gold coin and filling it with lower-value metal, a continuation of Dr. Barclay’s ideas. None are known in gold.

Country United States of America
Year 1861
Serie Patterns
Denomination P$5
Mint Philadelphia