2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

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