2003 May St. Louis, MO (CSNS) Signature Sale - Session 1

1879/8 5C PR67 Cameo PCGS. A mostly brilliant example of this popular overdate Nickel, one of only two overdates struck in the 19th century in proof f

1880 5C PR64 ANACS. Milky chocolate-brown patina embraces this well struck and immaculate near-Gem. The reverse periphery has a few additional freckle

1880 5C PR67 Cameo NGC. Not only do the devices have pleasing contrast with the mirrored fields, but the surfaces are seemingly as struck. The reverse

1881 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Powerfully impressed, and displaying seemingly complete detail on every design feature, this superlative proof Gem also exhib

1881 5C PR67 Cameo NGC. A marvelous Superb Gem, one of the most appealing Shield Nickels we have examined, with fully struck, utterly pristine surface

1882 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. A sharply struck and essentially untoned Gem with good contrast and attractive surfaces. The date was struck from a filled di

1883 5C No Cents PR67 ICG. The ICG insert includes the attribution "NO CENTS," but this coin is definitely a Shield Nickel. The final-year...

1883 5C Shield PR64 Cameo PCGS. A razor-sharp near-Gem with brilliant surfaces and obvious cameo contrast. The obverse is immaculate, and the reverse

1883 5C Shield PR66 Cameo PCGS. Fully struck with light-tan and light-russet toning, along with immaculate surfaces that are virtually problem-free. T

1883 5C No Cents MS63 ANACS. Softly struck on the obverse stars, there is also some striking softness noted on the date. The olive-gold color is appea

1883 5C No Cents MS66 PCGS. A brilliant Gem that has flashy and moderately prooflike fields. The lowest portion of the wreath is not fully struck, but

1883 5C No Cents MS66 PCGS. Well struck aside from the first star. Brilliant and exquisitely preserved with booming luster. The peripheries on both si

1883 5C No Cents MS66 PCGS. A lustrous Gem with immaculate surfaces and occasional wisps of gold patina. Well struck aside from the final star and the

1883 5C No Cents MS66 NGC. Well struck and lustrous, the devices are sharp and there are no marks worthy of mention on this eye-catching Gem. Fully br

1883 5C No Cents MS66 * NGC. A flashy and semi-prooflike Gem with a seemingly unimprovable strike and well preserved surfaces. The obverse border has

1883 5C No Cents MS66 PCGS. Untoned, brilliant, and mildly-reflective. The obverse shows some light die cracks and the reverse displays diagonal stria

1883 5C No Cents MS67 ICG. A terrific example of this popular, one-year type coin. The surfaces are highly lustrous and each side is covered with brig

1883 5C No Cents MS67 PCGS. The importance of this coin should be obvious to Superb Gem type collectors. It is among the most beautiful No Cents Nicke

1883 5C No Cents MS67 NGC. Highly lustrous and clean, but exhibiting some of the typical softness on several of the stars and the left ear of corn in

1883 5C With Cents MS66 NGC. Fully lustrous with bright cartwheel effects and virtually no contact marks. Beautiful red-gold and olive toning enhances

1885 5C MS60 Uncertified. Wisps of faint apricot-gold color endow the centers. Boldly struck aside from the first two stars and the left ear of corn.

1885 5C MS64 PCGS. The smooth surfaces on this near-Gem are lustrous and covered with rich, original gray-rose toning. The devices are nicely textured

1886 5C MS64 PCGS. Lustrous and boldly-struck with even steel-grey color and light rose accents. An example that would likely grade higher if not for

1888 5C MS66 NGC. While this issue's original mintage of 10.7 million pieces is not particularly low in an absolute sense, it is limited for a L...

1890 5C MS65 NGC. Satiny and completely brilliant, with a bright, frosty appearance that is the equal of any Gem. The strike is basically bold, althou

1893 5C MS65 PCGS. A little uneven in strike, yet still uncommonly well produced for the type, the surfaces are awash in swirling mint frost with an o

1897 5C MS65 NGC. Well struck and exquisitely preserved, with an abundance of gleaming cartwheel luster. The surfaces display attractive olive and gre

1899 5C MS63 PCGS, sharply struck with flashy luster and pleasing surfaces, wispy tan-gold patina; and an 1889 PR64 PCGS, nicely struck, surprising ca

1903 5C MS66 PCGS. A bold striking for this centenary issue, with a uniform satiny luster that is exceptional for a heavily minted nickel issue. Splot

1903 5C MS66 PCGS. Boldly struck with a bright silvery finish interrupted by a few light blushes of golden here and there. An outstanding business str

1904 5C MS65 PCGS. A well struck and carefully conserved Gem, with lovely light color and dazzling cartwheel effects on display. A minor abrasion appe

1906 5C MS65 PCGS. Close to fully struck in most areas, leaving only a small area of softness at the left base of the wreath, often the last area to s

1906 5C MS66 NGC. A well struck Gem with gorgeous multicolored toning. The obverse is a rich mauve-brown, with iridescent green, yellow, and rose colo

1908 5C MS66 NGC. Lustrous and nicely struck with pastel violet colors and clean fields. The portrait has a faint diagonal slide mark. The reverse rim

1912 5C MS65 ICG. Well blended lilac, gold, and powder-blue iridescence drifts from one border to the other on both sides. Generally bold in strike wi

1912-D 5C MS66 NGC. The '12-D is always popular as the lone D-mint issue in the series and, at this outstanding grade level, is legitimately sca...

1883 5C No Cents PR65 ICG. An olive-gold Gem, with underlying pastel yellow, sea-green, and crimson iridescence on highly reflective fields. A popular

1883 5C No Cents PR67 Cameo PCGS. While it may be a commonplace to call No Cents Nickels "common," it would be a mistake to believe that p...

1884 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. This early date Liberty Nickel would fit nicely into a proof type set. Both sides are bright with appreciable came contrast a

1885 5C PR67 Cameo NGC. Deeply mirrored with sharply contrasting white devices, this is a Superb cameo example. The 1885 is a popular issue in proof f

1887 5C PR66 PCGS. Tan-gray patina overlays both sides through which one can see lilac and champagne-apricot undertones at certain angles. A sharply s

1892 5C PR67 Cameo NGC. An intricately detailed specimen with exceptional contrast for a proof Liberty Nickel and nearly flawless, untoned mirrors. Bo

1893 5C PR66 NGC. Nice pastel color variations, with a coating of olive-green patina over most of each side, which prevents the proof fields from bein

1896 5C PR65 NGC. Magnificently toned in variegated bands of gold, violet, and sea-green patina. A seemingly fully struck Gem that has impeccably pres

1897 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Mottled pale gold iridescence overlays surfaces that are deeply mirrored in the fields and crisply detailed over the devices.

1898 5C PR66 Cameo NGC. Light coffee-gold patina visits the centers of this otherwise brilliant Gem. Carefully preserved and with attractive contrast.

1898 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. With the exception of the first two star centrils on the obverse and the ear of corn in the left reverse wreath, all design e

1899 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Deeply reflective in the fields, each side is lightly overlaid with pale rose and lime-green toning of indescribable beauty.

1901 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Substantial cameo contrast is exhibited between frosty yellow-gold devices and deeply-mirrored, dark-olive fields. There are

1903 5C PR66 PCGS. A remarkably attractive proof Gem, with incredibly smooth, unmarked, and uniformly colored surfaces. There are no bothersome hairli