2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

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 ...

1872 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Brilliant and very flashy with pronounced contrast between the fields and devices. A lovely, problem-free coin. Population: 5

1873 5C PR63 NGC. Closed 3 in date, as expected since none are known with an open 3 logotype. A well struck specimen that has mild cameo contrast and

1874 5C--Cleaned--ANACS, Net PR55, lightly toned with good reflectivity in the fields; and an 1875 MS61 ANACS, pale golden and lilac toning.From the O

1874 5C PR65 PCGS. The final two digits of the date are lightly repunched north. A well struck and brilliant Gem that has carefully preserved surfaces

1874 5C PR65 PCGS. The 74 in the date is lightly repunched north. The rich peach-gold patina is only briefly interrupted by blushes of lilac color. A

1875 5C PR64 NGC. A lightly toned near-Gem that has a few tiny carbon flecks on each side. Well struck and carefully preserved, with a solitary faint

1876 5C PR66 NGC. Light yellow-green patina. An originally toned and exquisitely preserved Gem that would please even the most demanding specialist. T

1876 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. While the 1876 is one of the more frequently offered dates in the proof Shield Nickel series, coins that grade as fine as PR6

1877 5C PR65 NGC. Original green-gray patina, with a freckle of russet color on the lower left portion of the horizontal shield bars. A razor-sharp Ge

1877 5C PR65 Cameo PCGS. The Mint did not strike any Nickels for circulation in 1877, perhaps because it re-issued 4 million of the 7.1 million Nickel