1866 5C J-521 PR62 PCGS
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1866 5C Washington Five Cents, Judd-521, Pollock-549, Baker P-46C, Musante GW-792, R.8, PR62 PCGS. Ex: Simpson. A fantastic muling of two obverse dies, originally used on Judd-461 and Judd-464, to create a two-headed coin. One side features a portrait of Washington with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, and the date below. The other shows a bust of Washington with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST above and the date below. Struck slightly off-center, in silver, with a plain edge. This rare issue was struck from genuine Mint dies but outside of that facility. Specimens of this design have been reported on nonstandard planchets in a bewildering variety of metals, including nickel, brass, copper, white metal, and silver, as here. The present coin has a diameter of 0.850 inches, larger than a standard nickel (0.808 inches-0.811 inches). The large diameter and the slightly off-center strike of this example indicate that it was not struck with a close collar. Since close collar technology was used for all issues at the Mint in 1866, it is most unlikely that the coin was produced there. Joseph Mickley is most often associated with unofficial restrikes using Mint dies. A number of dies were seized by the government at the posthumous sale of his collection (Mason, 11/1878), lot 917. Mickley may have been responsible for producing this coin, but there is room for doubt. The dies used to strike the present issue were absent from among those seized at the Mickley sale. Dr. George Fuld relates that the dies used for this mule were donated to the Boston Numismatic Society sometime between 1869 and 1878 (see The Numismatist, 5/1998). Mickley may or may not have been the donor. Fuld reports that the dies were destroyed only in 1956, affording ample opportunity for someone other than Mickley to make the restrikes. An example was sold in the Crosby Collection (Haseltine, 6/1883), lot 1776. Sylvester S. Crosby had close ties to the Boston Numismatic Society, making ...
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