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Browse Catalogue of Stack's May 2005 New York Auction Limited to: United States Coins → U. S. Nickels Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → United States Coins → U. S. Nickels → U. S. Shield Nickels Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 731 1867 No Rays. Very Choice Brilliant Proof VERY CH BR PF $440.00 Gleaming fields and bold devices underlie pale red-gold toning of the greatest delicacy. One of 600 struck in the first year of the No Rays type. PCGS PR64. 732 1868 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $650.00 Frosty mint sheen gives this bright silver coin an alluring appearance. 733 1872 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $360.00 Pleasing pale silver surfaces reveal attractive mint bloom. 734 1878 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $1,000.00 Mirrored fields and bold devices are accompanied by uneven shades of lavender, gold, and pale olive iridescence. Only 2,350 pieces were struck of this very scarce ''Proof-only'' issue. 735 1879/8 Very Choice Brilliant Proof VERY CH BR PF $600.00 Well struck over steel-gray surfaces. Decent reflectivity is prevalent on this lovely type coin. 736 1879 CH F $700.00 Choice Fine and exhibiting shades of pleasant pale golden-gray toning. Smooth, evenly worn, and defect-free in every respect. This very elusive date offers a total mintage of only 29,100 pieces. 737 1880 EF $1,000.00 Extremely Fine. Pale tan-gray fields and design elements reveal only a single trivial hairline at the lower left reverse. Some scuffing is evident upon examination of the edge that in no way affects either side of this rare coin. A rather paltry 16,000 business strikes and 3,955 Proofs were struck of this issue. 738 1881 EF $325.00 Detail of Extremely Fine. Gently polished long ago and now acquiring a blush of light olive-golden and iridescent toning. There is a very minor obverse edge bump at 4:30 that hardly detracts. This very scarce coin is one of a mintage of only 72,375 total pieces struck of this date. 739 1882 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $320.00 An unusually full strike distinguishes this silvery near-Gem, whose reflective fields show a faint flavor of gold. PCGS MS64. 740 1882 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $180.00 Another. This well struck example features frosty lustre over pale gray surfaces. 741 1883 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $375.00 Stark glowing silver drenches both sides of this crisply detailed example of the final date of this type. A single obverse die crack reminds the viewer of this design's short die life. PCGS MS65. Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → United States Coins → U. S. Nickels → U. S. Liberty Head Nickels Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 742 1882 Transitional Liberty Head Nickel. Judd 1690 (R-5). Copper-nickel, PE VERY CH BR PF $4,600.00 Very Choice Brilliant Proof, perhaps only a freckle on the obverse rim away from full Gem. 74.9 grains. Glass-glittering fields highlight the delicately frosted reliefs. Stars surround the Liberty Head by Charles E. Barber, almost identical to the type adopted in 1883. This reverse shows a very faint hairline or two to the diligent searcher. 743 1883 No CENTS. Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $550.00 Strongly struck with appealing reflective fields. Steel-gray toning adds to the eye appeal. 744 1883 With CENTS. Brilliant Proof BR PF $150.00 - or slightly finer. Delicate gold and light russet toning includes an old fingerprint trace on the minutely detailed reverse. 745 1889 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $80.00 Deep gold and gray toning over lightly spotted surfaces. The lustre is a bit subdued but overall this coin still has decent appeal. 746 1893 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $200.00 Silvery lustre offers the faintest wisp of pale gold. This virtual Gem's strike is delightfully full. PCGS MS64. 747 1895 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $350.00 A bold strike joins appealing full cartwheel lustre and a whisper of clearest gold. PCGS MS64. 748 1895 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $280.00 Another. Pleasing frosty surfaces have a touch of pale gold, a hairline or two in the right obverse field. 749 1897 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $110.00 - with some claims to a higher designation. Well struck with olive-gold toning that gives this coin nice eye appeal. 750 1899 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $85.00 Very well struck with deep gray toning. The lustre is subdued somewhat by the toning but still has a nice original look. 751 1904 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $500.00 Glittering mark-free silver surfaces are enriched by a flush of pale gold to create magnificent visual appeal. PCGS MS65. 752 1906 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $500.00 Rich tawny gold toning accentuates the forceful reflective beauty of this later-date strike. NGC MS65. 753 1909 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $500.00 - perhaps a bit better. Deeply reflective fields contrast with frosted devices. The color is mainly steel-gray with a band of light gold across the front. Some light PVC film still adheres to the surfaces but that should be removable. 754 1909 Brilliant Proof BR PF $90.00 Another. Here is a coin that most probably was Gem Proof when it entered its paper 2X2, but has since taken on spots of corrosion on the reverse, at the rims, and at the central obverse. Categories  •  Stack's May 2005 New York → United States Coins → U. S. Nickels → U. S. Buffalo Nickels Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 755 1913'D' Type I. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $200.00 Here is a splendidly glowing example of the short-lived first type, boasting wonderfully full detail throughout. PCGS MS65. 756 1913 Type II. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $260.00 A needle-sharp strike is evident in this coin's exceptional detail. Boldly gleaming red-gold toning vastly increases its visual appeal. PCGS MS65. 757 1913'S' Type II. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $950.00 Satiny smooth surfaces that boast a pale gold patina. The strike is decent and the lustre is full. A scarce coin in this grade. 758 1914 Choice Matte Proof CH MTE PF $1,000.00 Soft golden toning over well struck surfaces. An attractive example that is sure to please. 759 1914 Matte Proof MTE PF $500.00 - with solid claims to the Choice category. Another. Marvelous semi-brilliant devices show the sharpness of a carved gem, fields are mark-free and boldly glowing for dramatic overall visual quality. NGC PF62. 760 1914'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $50.00 Corrosion along the rims and edge is quite heartbreaking given the lovely toning and otherwise very high quality of this scarce date Buffalo Nickel. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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