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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1861) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 42 distinct entries with CPG® values between $2,500.00 and $150,000.00.
By November 13, 1861, the Civil War had been in progress for seven months. A day after the fall of Fort Sumter on April 14, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln had declared war on the Confederate States of America. Northerners thought this would be an easy win, considering that most industrial might was in the North, as were most banks and sources of finance, factories turning out equipment and machines, and other foundations of commerce. The South was viewed as a land of plantations, with rice, corn, tobacco, and cotton growing in endless fields tended by slav...

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Patterns (1861) Value Range  
1861 P1c Copper, J-274 PR BN
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1861 P1c Copper, J-274 PR RB
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1861 P1c Copper, J-274 PR RD
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1861 P25c Copper, J-275 PR BN
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1861 P25c Copper, J-275 PR RB
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1861 P25c Copper, J-275 PR RD
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1861 P25c Copper-Nickel, J-276 PR
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1861 P50c Silver, J-277 PR
$8,000
-
$18,500
$8,000 - $18,500
1861 P50c Silver, J-277 PR CAM
$12,500
-
$15,000
$12,500 - $15,000
1861 P50c Silver, J-277 PR DCAM
$15,000
-
$18,000
$15,000 - $18,000
1861 P50c Copper, J-278 PR BN
$3,150
-
$8,250
$3,150 - $8,250
1861 P50c Copper, J-278 PR RB
$4,500
-
$8,250
$4,500 - $8,250
1861 P50c Copper, J-278 PR RD
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1861 P50c Silver, J-279 PR
$3,450
-
$9,750
$3,450 - $9,750
1861 P50c Silver, J-279 PR DCAM
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1861 P50c Copper, J-280 PR BN
$2,500
-
$12,000
$2,500 - $12,000
1861 P50c Copper, J-280 PR RB
$8,000
-
$11,500
$8,000 - $11,500
1861 P$2 Silver, J-281 PR
$17,000
-
$26,000
$17,000 - $26,000

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1861 P$2 1/2 Copper, J-282 PR BN
$3,750
-
$4,500
$3,750 - $4,500
1861 P$2 1/2 Copper, J-282 PR RB
$4,250
-
$5,000
$4,250 - $5,000
1861 P$2 1/2 Copper, J-282 PR RD
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1861 P$5 Copper, J-283 PR BN
$5,750
-
$12,000
$5,750 - $12,000
1861 P$5 Copper, J-283 PR RB
$15,500
-
$18,500
$15,500 - $18,500
1861 P$5 Copper, J-283 PR RD
$19,000
-
$23,000
$19,000 - $23,000
1861 P$10 Gold, J-284 PR
$4,400
-
$9,750
$4,400 - $9,750
1861 P$10 Copper, J-285 PR BN
$4,700
-
$7,500
$4,700 - $7,500
1861 P$10 Copper, J-285 PR RB
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1861 P$10 Copper, J-285 PR RD
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1861 P$10 Copper Gilt, J-285 PR
$3,900
-
$11,500
$3,900 - $11,500
1861 P$10 Gold, J-286 PR
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1861 P$10 Copper, J-287 PR BN
$7,500
-
$17,500
$7,500 - $17,500
1861 P$10 Copper, J-287 PR RB
-
 
1861 P$10 Copper, J-287 PR RD
-
 
1861 P$10 Copper Gilt, J-287 PR
$12,000
-
$13,500
$12,000 - $13,500
1861 P$20 Copper, J-288 PR BN
$150,000
-
$150,000
$150,000 - $150,000
1861 P$20 Copper, J-288 PR RB
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1861 P$20 Copper, J-288 PR RD
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1861 P$20 Copper Gilt, J-288 PR
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1861 P$20 Copper, J-289 PR BN
$79,000
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$108,000
$79,000 - $108,000
1861 P$20 Copper, J-289 PR RB
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1861 P$20 Copper, J-289 PR RD
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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1861) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 42 distinct entries with CPG® values between $2,500.00 and $150,000.00.
By November 13, 1861, the Civil War had been in progress for seven months. A day after the fall of Fort Sumter on April 14, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln had declared war on the Confederate States of America. Northerners thought this would be an easy win, considering that most industrial might was in the North, as were most banks and sources of finance, factories turning out equipment and machines, and other foundations of commerce. The South was viewed as a land of plantations, with rice, corn, tobacco, and cotton growing in endless fields tended by slav...

Catalog Detail

Legal Disclaimer

The prices listed in our database are intended to be used as an indication only. Users are strongly encouraged to seek multiple sources of pricing before making a final determination of value. CDN Publishing is not responsible for typographical or database-related errors. Your use of this site indicates full acceptance of these terms.

Read CDN Terms of Use