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

1887/6 3CN PR66 PCGS. The outline of the 6 underdate numeral can be plainly seen on this nicely impressed and well mirrored Gem specimen. Important no

1888 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. A few wispy streaks of silver-gray patina endow each side. A razor-sharp Gem with impressive cameo contrast and pleasing surf

1889 3CN PR65 PCGS. The 1 is lightly recut, both at the base and above the serif. Variegated light gold and lavender patina endows this lovingly prese

1866 5C Rays MS62 PCGS. Decent luster is little affected by mustard-yellow and lilac toning. The obverse displays excessively mushy detail while much

1866 5C Rays MS65 PCGS. A much above-average striking for this first year issue, with bits of milky gray patina interspersed over both sides. Die crac

1866 5C Rays MS65 NGC. A beautiful brilliant Gem, with very pristine surfaces. We only found three trivial contact marks on the obverse, and two on th

1867 5C No Rays MS63 PCGS. The obverse surfaces are a burnished-copper color, while the reverse is primarily olive-colored, with strong iridescent ora

1871 5C MS64 PCGS. Extremely well struck with wispy die cracks seen about the obverse periphery. The low mintage 1871 (561,000 pieces) is among the sc

1876 5C MS65 NGC. Certainly not a match for the '76 that follows, but a nicely preserved example in its own right. The obverse is virtually unto...

1876 5C MS66 PCGS. Very close to fully struck, with speckled olive and golden-orange patina that takes nothing away from the underlying satiny luster.

1879 5C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Nicely struck, and very close to Mint State in terms of wear. The extensive remaining luster is subdued

1881 5C AU58 ANACS. A very scarce business strike Shield Nickel with a mintage of only 72,375 pieces. Proofs are much easier to locate and dull ones h

1883 5C MS66 PCGS. Basically untoned and sharply struck for this more available final year issue, giving this high grade representative strong type co

1883 5C MS67 NGC. The final-year 1883 is one of the most frequently encountered Shield Nickels in today's market. Relative to the number of qual...

1866 5C Rays PR66 Cameo NGC. The Shield Nickel series of 1866-1883 arose partly out of Uncle Sam's desire to retire the fractional currency that...

1866 5C Rays PR66 Cameo NGC. Struck in the initial year of the design and a low mintage two-year proof type coin with an official (but apparently unde

1867 5C No Rays PR65 PCGS. The first of two Gem quality specimens from this first year of the No Rays design. Both obverse and reverse of this nicely

1867 5C No Rays PR65 PCGS. The pristine, modestly reflective surfaces are mostly carbon-free with a delicate overlay of pinkish-rose and lilac patina

1867 5C No Rays PR65 * NGC. As the stars implies, this totally brilliant, well mirrored specimen is long on eye appeal. Modest flaking of the numeral

1869 5C PR67 NGC. A scarce issue in all grades (Peters and Mohon, 1995, rank it fifth in rarity in the proof Shield Nickel series), the 1869 is undeni