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Categories • Stack's May 2005 New York → United States Coins → U. S. Nickels → U. S. Shield Nickels |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
| 731 |
1867 No Rays. Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$440.00
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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. |
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| 732 |
1868 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$650.00
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Frosty mint sheen gives this bright silver coin an alluring appearance. |
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| 733 |
1872 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$360.00
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Pleasing pale silver surfaces reveal attractive mint bloom. |
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| 734 |
1878 Choice Brilliant Proof
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CH BR PF |
$1,000.00
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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. |
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| 735 |
1879/8 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$600.00
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Well struck over steel-gray surfaces. Decent reflectivity is prevalent on this lovely type coin. |
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| 736 |
1879
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CH F |
$700.00
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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. |
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| 737 |
1880
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EF |
$1,000.00
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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. |
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| 738 |
1881
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EF |
$325.00
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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. |
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| 739 |
1882 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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VERY CH BU |
$320.00
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An unusually full strike distinguishes this silvery near-Gem, whose reflective fields show a faint flavor of gold. PCGS MS64. |
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| 740 |
1882 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$180.00
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Another. This well struck example features frosty lustre over pale gray surfaces. |
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| 741 |
1883 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$375.00
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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. |
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