In 1854 and 1855 U.S. Mint Melter & Refiner James Curtis Booth had an agenda — to convince Treasury Secretary James Guthrie to back the use of nickel in the coin that would replace the all-copper Large Cent. In 1853, Booth had advocated the use of German silver, which contained copper, nickel and zinc in …
1854 and 1855 Large Flying Eagle Cent Patterns
The True Transitional Patterns Linking Large to Small Cents