1853 Pattern Cent (1c) J-150

A cent in the style of our gold coins? This J-150 pattern imagines that fun alternate universe. Soft dove-gray patina settles over the obverse while the reverse flashes brighter, with reflective fields setting off frosty wreath leaves. The strike is razor-sharp - star centrils, beaded hair cords, and leaf veins are fully rendered. The skin reads as wholly original. Light field contact on the reverse is all that keeps it at the 63 level.