2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

1914-S 5C AU58 ANACS, pastel green and lavender colors, immaculately preserved with minor weakness of strike in the centers; 1915 MS62 ANACS, sharply

1914-S 5C MS66 NGC. Striking quality varies widely with this issue, as does the quality of the luster. This piece has the best of both worlds. It is a

1915 5C MS65 NGC. An uncommonly well produced and appealing early Buffalo. As befits the gem grade level, the surfaces are placid and the features are

1915-D 5C MS64 PCGS. Milky lavender and copper-gold patina. A sharply struck near-Gem with a nearly pristine reverse. The upper portion of the Indian

1915-D 5C MS65 PCGS. Sharply struck throughout with little of the central striking softness that is often found on this issue. The surfaces show brigh

1915-S 5C MS65 PCGS. According to Lange, "This is perhaps the first date in the series that will be truly difficult to locate...Most seen are A...

1916 5C MS65 PCGS. The fields have light gold patina, while the devices have blushes of lilac color. A lustrous Gem with a good strike and exquisitely

1916 5C MS65 NGC. Light green-gold color dances about the pale lavender devices. A lustrous Gem with a reasonable strike and immaculate surfaces. Impo

1916 5C MS66 PCGS. A sharply struck Gem with light champagne toning that enhances the mark-free surfaces. One light carbon fleck is visible on the obv

1916-D 5C AU55 ANACS. The tan-gray surfaces are originally and carefully preserved (for the grade) with no singularly distracting abrasions or carbon

1916-S 5C XF40 ANACS, an attractive yellow-gray specimen, the profile is strike doubled; and a 1918-S XF45 ANACS, green-brown and gray patina, a few u

1916-S 5C MS66 PCGS. Rarely found in Gem condition, and considered R.4 as such by Lange, this is a very sharply struck example that has shimmering min

1917 5C MS65 PCGS. Bright and satiny with just the faintest hint of pinkish-lilac toning on each side. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo

1917-D 5C MS63 PCGS. A fully struck and lightly toned example that has bright, satiny mint luster. Minimally abraded, this coin appears much finer tha

1917-D 5C MS64 PCGS. A nicely struck near-Gem that has dusky gray patina and exceptionally clean surfaces. An impressive example of this conditionally

1918-D 5C MS62 ANACS. A carefully preserved Nickel with green-gray and lavender patina. A typical strike is all that precludes an even higher grade.Ex

1918-D 5C MS63 PCGS. Well struck save for some softness of detail in the centers, this ice-blue and golden-gray example is a few scattered carbon spot

1918/7-D 5C--Cleaned--ANACS. VF Details, Net Fine 15. Both sides retain overall bold definition with plenty of detail remaining on the underdigit. The

1918-S 5C MS64 PCGS. The 1918-D and 1918-S are often compared by collectors. The '18-D is a scarcer issue in XF-AU grades, but the '18-S is ...

1919 5C MS65 PCGS. Subtle gold, lilac, and yellow-green colors. The centers do not have bold definition, but the lustrous fields and unblemished surfa

1919 5C MS65 PCGS. The golden-brown fields accompany the lavender-tinged devices. A sharply struck Gem with flashy fields and splendid preservation. I

1919 5C MS65 NGC. Rose, gold, powder-blue, and violet colors swirl about the fields and devices. A nicely struck and lustrous Gem that has impressive

1919 5C MS65 PCGS. Soft golden-gray toning mixes with pink undertones on this lustrous Gem. A solid strike combines with the well-preserved surfaces t

1919 5C MS65 PCGS. This is a satiny, lustrous Gem with delicate silvery patination. The strike is as close to full as one should expect for a business

1919 5C MS65 NGC. Both sides are sharply detailed with dappled apricot-gray and lilac-blue iridescence. Attractive and original with shimmering mint l

1919-S 5C AU50 ANACS. A lightly toned and strongly struck example of this scarce, semi-key issue.From the Ohio Collection. Important notice: We expect

1920 5C MS65 PCGS. A nicely struck Gem that has crisp legends and exceptionally clean surfaces. The Indian has vivid die clash marks (as struck) below

1920 5C MS66 PCGS. Boldly struck with luster that is bright and satiny to the extreme. Iridescent gold and lavender toning on the reverse produces a t

1920-D 5C AU50 ANACS. Both sides are sharply struck with ample remaining definition. The dove-gray features are problem-free for the AU grade level wi

1920-D 5C MS62 ANACS. A lustrous green-gray piece whose nearly pristine surfaces would in most cases be associated with a higher grade. However, this

1921 5C MS64 PCGS. Fully struck with light, even gray-olive toning over each side.From the Ohio Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioni

1921 5C MS65 NGC. Pinpoint striking definition characterizes this beautifully toned Gem. The smooth, satiny mint luster is virtually unmarked by post-

1921-S 5C VF35 ANACS. Well defined on the obverse with the usual softness on the bison's head. Gray-brilliant with a pale pinkish overlay.From t...

1921-S 5C MS63 PCGS. Rose-gold and slate-gray patina. Surprisingly well struck in the centers, with uncommon sharpness of detail within the Indian&#...

1923 5C MS65 ANACS. Fully struck and richly toned with smooth, satiny mint luster.From the Ohio Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioni

1923 5C MS65 NGC. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem with beautifully preserved surfaces. An impressive green-gold Nickel that is by no means common at

1923 5C MS65 PCGS. Fully struck in all areas with sparkling mint luster. The obverse is iridescent gold, while the reserve has light blue highlights.

1924-S 5C XF40 ANACS. The devices have rich slate-gray patina, while the fields have hints of yellow-green iridescence. A bold example that has a few

1924-S 5C AU58 NGC. Green-gray, gold, and violet patina. A lustrous Nickel that has bold legends and above average sharpness in the centers. Nicely pr

1925 5C MS65 PCGS. Original toning, with hints of iridescent gold and purple, provides the obverse with a matte proof appearance. The reverse displays

1925 5C MS66 PCGS. Iridescent lemon-gold and lavender-violet patina. While not fully struck, the surfaces are both lustrous and exquisitely struck. Th

1925-D 5C MS63 ANACS. A lustrous silver-gray representative that has a typical strike but is immaculately preserved. The reverse has a mint-made lamin

1925-S 5C MS63 PCGS. The golden-gray surfaces are not particularly vibrant, but the strike is uncommonly bold for an S-mint Buffalo Nickel. There are

1926 5C MS65 ANACS, ice-blue and rose toning; 1930 MS65 ANACS, surprisingly deep toning with strong underlying luster; 1935-S MS65 ANACS, untoned and

1926 5C MS66 PCGS. A brilliant and boldly struck Gem that has shimmering luster and undisturbed surfaces. Not a rare issue, but one that is very diffi

1926 5C MS66 NGC. The iridescent powder-blue and apricot colors add to the eye appeal of this lustrous and carefully preserved Gem. The centers are no

1926-D 5C MS63 PCGS. The strike is sharp on the Indian's hair braid, but the peripheral legends and the head of the bison are typically struck. ...

1926-D 5C MS63 ANACS. A typical strike for this notoriously weak struck issue, but one with plenty of luster. An exceptionally clean coin. Important n

1926-D 5C MS63 ANACS. Weakly struck, as usual, with complete, satiny mint luster over the surfaces. Attractively toned in golden and rose colored hues

1926-D 5C MS65 PCGS. While not an absolute rarity in all grades, like the 1926-S, the 1926-D is one of the better known strike rarities in the series.