1808 Private Restrike, Silver Pattern $5 MS J-40 Values

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1808 Private Restrike, Silver Pattern $5 MS J-40 Values

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1808 Private Restrike, Silver Pattern $5 MS J-40 Values

Details

Private restrikes. About a half dozen examples of J-40 are believed to exist, including one in the Durham Western Heritage Museum.

Obverse: 1808 half eagle die of the regular design by John Reich.

Reverse: Regular Heraldic Eagle $5 die of an earlier era (last regularly used for coinage in 1807).

Basic Information

GSID:

376411

Coin Date:

1808

Denomination:

P$5 / Pattern $5

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Mintage:

6 est. known

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1808

Composition:

Silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Private Restrike, Silver

Variety 2:

J-40

Rarity:

R-H7

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Business

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Obverse Lettering:

LIBERTY, 1808

Obverse Designer:

John Reich

Reverse Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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