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1867 5C No Rays PR65 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:26,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1867 5C No Rays PR65 PCGS
<B>Complete No Rays Shield Nickel Set PR65 PCGS.</B></I> All No Rays dates between 1867 and 1883 are present, including the proof-only 1877 and 1878, and the 1879/8. All coins are certified in matching green label holders that have consecutive serial numbers. The set contains:<BR><B>1867 No Rays PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Lemon, powder-blue, fire-red, and peach toning consume this precisely struck and mark-free Gem.<BR><B>1868 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Chestnut-gold and olive shades invigorate the sharply struck and nearly unabraded Gem. The second 8 is clearly repunched within its loops.<BR><B>1869 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> A needle-sharp specimen with lovely pastel sky-blue and apricot shades. Carbon is inconsequential, and the satiny surfaces are impressively unperturbed.<BR><B>1870 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> This nicely struck and unblemished proof Gem offers delicate almond-gold and slate patina. Scarcer than suggested by its mintage of 1,000 pieces, since unsold coins were melted.<BR><B>1871 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Light honey-gold shades enrich this intricately struck and satiny representative. Void of noticeable carbon or contact.<BR><B>1872 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Fletcher-06. The obverse is prominently die doubled, with the annulet as the pick-up point. This well struck Gem is adorned in lime and gold tints, and has only minor distributed carbon.<BR><B>1873 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Closed 3, as are all proofs. The 1 in the date is repunched. Sea-green and rose hues embrace the alertly struck and splendidly smooth surfaces.<BR><B>1874 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> The peak of the 4 is repunched. A precisely struck and flashy Gem that exhibits gentle green-gold toning. Scattered minute flyspecks are all that deny a finer grade.<BR><B>1875 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Lemon and powder-blue compete for territory across this well struck and unabraded Gem. Minuscule carbon flecks are largely confined to the central reverse.<BR><B>1876 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Beautiful silver-blue and peach patina endows this meticulously struck and impressively preserved Centennial-year Gem.<BR><B>1877 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Variegated apple-green and gold enrich the impeccably preserved and boldly impressed surfaces. The first (and rarer) of the two proof-only dates in the series.<BR><B>1878 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Repunching is present with the lower loop of the second 8. Pretty honey-gold fields and devices are framed by glimpses of salmon-pink and sky-blue. A popular proof-only date.<BR><B>1879 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Pastel sun-gold and cloud-gray shades embrace this pinpoint-sharp Gem. Neither side shows any abrasions, and only minimal carbon is present.<BR><B>1879/8 PR65 PCGS</B></I>. The lovely caramel-gold surfaces are void of hairlines or contact marks, and the few distributed aqua and gray flecks are only apparent beneath a loupe. Proof-only as an overdate.<BR><B>1880 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Proofs are in demand since Uncirculated 1880 nickels are very rare. A charming green-gold Gem with mark-free surfaces and little carbon. A mint-made retained lamination near 6:30 will be missed by most.<BR><B>1881 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> This well struck specimen displays medium canary-gold patina. The fields are flashy, and flyspecks fail to especially distract.<BR><B>1882 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> An intricately impressed and mark-free Gem that has noticeable cameo contrast, particularly on the obverse. The holder likely pre-dates the Cameo designation for the Liberty nickel series. Freckles of pale gray patina are distributed throughout.<BR><B>1883 PR65 PCGS.</B></I> A razor-sharp Gem with original pale gold toning and only a solitary carbon fleck, which is relegated to the reverse rim at 4:30.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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