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1896 5C MS66 NGC. The lower mintage 1896 has long been

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1896 5C MS66 NGC. The lower mintage 1896 has long been
<B>1896<5C> MS66 NGC.</B></I> The lower mintage 1896 has long been a collector favorite. This attractive high grade example has blazing luster and moderate powder-blue and olive toning. The left ear of corn and the uppermost star is incompletely brought up, but the overall strike is good. Thorough evaluation beneath a powerful loupe will find only the infrequent and inconsequential luster graze. The 1896 has a mintage of less than 9 million pieces, the only such post-1894 Philadelphia business strike within the series. NGC and PCGS combined have certified seven pieces as MS66 with none finer (9/06).