2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

1884 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. Bountiful mint frost overlays the devices on both sides, contrasting nicely with the brilliant fields. The reverse is somewh

1886 3CN PR64 NGC. Lightly toned with hints of gold and lilac color. A well struck and exquisitely preserved example that appears to be conservatively

1886 3CN PR67 PCGS. A lightly toned and essentially pristine Superb Gem. A well struck and beautiful representative of this popular proof-only issue.

1887 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. A boldly struck and brilliant Gem with impressive cameo contrast. The obverse is seemingly pristine, while the reverse has a

1887/6 3CN PR64 ANACS. The underdigit is especially pronounced on this particular coin. Each side is lightly toned with gray-lilac and rose patina. We

1888 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. A pristine, lightly toned proof that has enough frost on the devices to make one wonder if this might be a candidate for Dee

1866 5C Rays MS63 ANACS. Bright overall and lightly toned with irregular striking details, as usually seen on 1866 Nickels. Important notice: We expec

1866 5C Rays MS63 NGC. Excellent luster for the grade, the surfaces are pearl-gray and the centers show the expected weakness of strike common to this

1866 5C Rays MS64 NGC. A gray-gold near-Gem with rich luster and well preserved surfaces. The borders on each side have heavy die cracks. Sharply stru

1866 5C Rays MS65 NGC. A brilliant and satiny example of this short-lived and highly collectible Nickel type coin. The devices are irregularly struck,

1867 5C Rays MS61 ANACS. Second year of issue for the rays motif, this piece has the distinction of being one of the few fully struck examples produce

1867 5C Rays MS64 NGC. The centers have iridescent violet color, while the borders have light green-gray patina. A lustrous and mildly prooflike near-

1867 5C No Rays MS65 NGC. A brilliant and nicely preserved Gem. Well struck except for the peak of the fifth vertical shield stripe. The lower obverse

1867 5C No Rays MS66 NGC. A lightly toned and flashy Gem that has mildly prooflike fields. Although the strike is not full in the centers, the surface

1868 5C MS64 NGC. A sharply struck near-Gem that has blushes of golden-brown and slate-gray color. Lustrous and nicely preserved. The legends on both

1869 5C MS66 NGC. A boldly struck and brilliant Gem that has impressive luster and pleasing preservation. The date is entered too high, as the 8 touch

1872 5C MS66 NGC. Milky golden-brown patina ensures the originality of this splendid and lustrous Gem. Well struck and beautifully preserved, with a h

1873 5C Open 3 MS65 NGC. Satiny with light gray and ice-blue patina over each side. Sharply struck throughout with no obvious or distracting marks on

1873 5C Open 3 MS66 NGC. A lightly toned and decidedly prooflike Gem with a bold strike and immaculate surfaces. The reverse has a few trivial gray to

1874 5C MS65 PCGS. A lightly toned and lustrous Gem with clean surfaces and a reasonable strike. A thread-like lintmark (as made) resides southeast of

1875 5C MS66 PCGS. This issue has a respectable original mintage of 2 million coins, but it is not at all common in Mint State. After the 1880 and 187

1876 5C MS65 PCGS. Lovely apricot patina dominates, although the upper left obverse has blushes of violet and yellow-green color. A lustrous Gem with

1879 5C MS66 NGC. A lustrous and exquisitely preserved Gem with a magnificent strike and pleasing dusky gray-gold patina. The reverse has a tiny planc

1882 5C MS64 PCGS. Satiny luster with excellent nickel "sheen" particular to these coins. The reverse displays a pair of skittering luster...

1882 5C MS65 NGC. A well struck Gem that has magnificently preserved surfaces. Lustrous with faint green-gray patina. Curiously, the denticles attenua

1883 5C MS64 NGC. A well struck near-Gem that has light golden-gray patina. Both sides show numerous but extremely faint die cracks, as struck at the

1883 5C MS65 PCGS. A lovely satiny Gem, with above average luster. The central devices are nearly entirely struck up. Die cracks are seen on the perip

1883 5C MS66 PCGS. The margins have powder-blue patina, while the centers have green-gray color. Boldly struck aside from the left arrow feather. A lu

1883 5C MS66 NGC. Lightly toned, with a blush of dusky gold color in the center of the reverse. A boldly struck Gem that has flashy and mildly proofli

1883 5C MS66 PCGS. A brilliant and highly lustrous example. The center of the left side of the shield has a few unobtrusive pinscratches, and the bott

1883 5C MS67 NGC. As so often happens with final-year issues, the 1883 Shield Nickel was saved in significant numbers at the time of delivery. Even th

1866 5C Rays PR65 PCGS. The fields are nicely reflective but somewhat subdued by the light, hazy overlay of pinkish-gray toning that covers each side.

1866 5C Rays PR65 NGC. Well struck and beautifully preserved with silver-gray color and mild cameo contrast. Several of the stars are recut. Both side

1866 5C Rays PR66 Cameo PCGS. We have handled several PR66 Cameo representatives of this first-year proof Nickel over the last several months. One sho

1867 5C No Rays PR63 ANACS. A lightly toned and well struck example that has lovingly preserved surfaces. Although priced as a type, this proof issue

1867 5C No Rays PR64 NGC. A well struck and immaculate near-Gem that has dusky gray patina and a few miniscule carbon flecks. Curly lintmarks (as stru

1868 5C PR65 NGC. Breen-2475. The date is lightly repunched south, visible on all digits except for the 6. Dusky yellow-gray patina. A well struck and

1869 5C PR64 NGC. A well struck near-Gem that has milky brown patina and a few speckles of deep russet color within the peripheral legends. The obvers

1869 5C PR65 NGC. A boldly struck Gem that is endowed with light golden-brown color in the centers. A curly lintmark (as struck) is below the left arr

1869 5C PR66 NGC. Light gold patina. A boldly struck and immaculately preserved Gem. The obverse has mild cameo contrast. NGC has encapsulated a lengt

1869 5C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Fully reflective fields are set against frosted devices, producing the cameo effect that is so highly valued by specialists.

1870 5C PR65 PCGS. Brilliant throughout with just a dash of light haziness on the lower reverse. This deeply mirrored proof shows a light amount of mi

1870 5C PR65 NGC. Light intermingled gold and lilac patina. A sharply struck Gem with clean surfaces and a small area of darker color on the horizonta

1871 5C PR66 NGC. Apricot patina dominates, but the obverse has a few flecks of russet color. The second 1 in the date nearly touches the 7. A razor-s

1871 5C PR65 Cameo PCGS. The Philadelphia Mint used at least three die pairs for the proof 1871 Shield Nickel delivery. This is an unusually high numb

1872 5C PR65 NGC. FS-7. The upper obverse is widely die doubled. Well struck and beautifully preserved with milky tan patina that is especially on the

1872 5C PR65 PCGS. FS-7. The leaves and annulet are boldly die doubled. A sharply struck Gem that has mild cameo contrast on the immaculately preserve

1872 5C PR66 NGC. FS-7. The upper obverse is die doubled southeast, most noticeably on the annulet. A needle-sharp Gem that has attractive light golde

1872 5C PR66 PCGS. FS-7. Rich apricot-gold patina. A splendid Gem of this popular die doubled variety. The surfaces are gorgeously preserved. The S in

1872 5C PR66 Cameo NGC. A dazzling, brilliant example whose fields show illimitable depth of mirrored reflectivity and go "black" as they ...