1875 LIBERTY $2.5 J-1435, ALUMINUM PCGS PR66 Deep Cameo

With a PCGS grade of PR66DCAM, this 1875 LIBERTY $2.5 J-1435, ALUMINUM brings together technical preservation and issue-specific appeal. The first impression is one of mirrored fields, frosted devices, deep cameo contrast; high-grade preservation, a notable planchet for the type, a useful indication of how carefully the piece has been preserved. As a pattern issue, it belongs to the experimental side of U.S. coinage, where design, alloy, and denomination concepts were tested before regular production. Attribution details include the J-1435 Judd attribution, features that matter to specialists in this series. The Rarity-7 designation supplies an important measure of survival and availability. The certification data place it alone at the top of the grade listing. Collectors of experimental U.S. coinage prize pieces like this for their link to ideas that shaped, or nearly shaped, the nation’s circulating designs.