2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 1

1888 3CN MS66 PCGS. Steely smooth virtually distraction free surfaces with brief flashes of light yellows and blues. The piece is somewhat softly stru

1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. Proof production in this first year of the Three Cent Nickel design is estimated to have been in the neighborhood of around

1866 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. Sharp and frosty, the devices appear to float atop the smooth, glassy reflectivity in the fields. There are no outwardly dist

1867 3CN PR63 NGC. Lightly streaked with yellow-brown patina. The pillars of the denomination are slightly softly struck, but both sides have been car

1867 3CN PR66 Cameo NGC. Warm golden-tan patina blankets the expertly preserved surfaces of this high end Gem. The cameo contrast is solid, and the st

1867 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. One of two 1867 Three Cent Nickels in this sale graded PR66 Cameo, this coin displays more of an untoned appearance than the

1868 3CN PR66 NGC. Pastel tinged iridescence dances across both sides in champagne, apricot, and lilac shades. A coin for the toning enthusiast, and a

1869 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. A nicely struck Gem with good cameo contrast and imposing surfaces. A tiny lintmark (as struck) rests above the first pillar

1869 3CN PR66 Cameo NGC. Both sides exhibit bold contrast between fields and devices, the latter being richly frosted with no areas of noticeable stri

1869 3CN PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. Untoned, or essentially so, the surfaces are also devoid of grade-limiting blemishes. As befits the Deep Cameo designat