2007 Sept. Long Beach Signature Coin Auction

<B>1920 5C MS64 NGC.</B></I> Lavishly toned in rose-red, sea-green, and orange. A nicely struck near-Gem with shimmering luster an...

<B>1920 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> A well-defined and gleaming Gem example of this P-mint issue, essentially untoned with a touch of di...

<B>1920 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> A lovely example of this postwar issue, solidly struck with swirling luster and colorful patina. Ice...

<B>1920 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The 1920 is one of the most consistently well produced early Buffalo nickels. This piece displays br...

<B>1920 5C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: ADM Collection. The mintage of more than 63 million pieces gives an indication that Mint State p...

<B>1920-D 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: ADM Collection. The 1920-D continues the difficulty with strike that began with the 1918-D and...

<B>1920-S 5C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Though the obverse of this glowing, lightly toned nickel has pleasing detail, the bison has a soft...

<B>1920-S 5C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> This issue of under 10 million pieces has its roots in the depression that affected the American e...

<B>1920-S 5C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Delicate rose and peach tints drape the quicksilver surfaces of this S-mint Select piece, struck f...

<B>1920-S 5C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Nickel-gray and gold-green patina graces both sides of this luminous Select piece. Well-defined fo...

<B>1920-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Attractively toned in honey-gold, rose, and aquamarine. This lustrous better date nickel is essent...

<B>1921-S 5C VF35 PCGS.</B></I> Scarce in all grades and especially challenging in VF. This piece is better detailed on the obvers...

<B>1921-S 5C AU58 NGC.</B></I> This bright yellow-green near-Mint semi-key nickel has shimmering luster and only a couple of subtl...

<B>1921-S 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1921-S is a challenging coin to find in desirable condition, due to it being subject to lamina...

<B>1923 5C MS65 NGC.</B></I> A solidly struck and luminous representative of this Philadelphia issue, struck a decade after the de...

<B>1923 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The contrast between the nickel-blue and gold-green elements on the obverse intensifies on the rever...

<B>1923 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> This crisply struck and enticing Premium Gem exhibits vibrant luster beneath delicate gold-orange pa...

<B>1923-S 5C MS62 ANACS.</B></I> Though softly struck from eroded dies, this Roaring Twenties S-mint nickel shows no trace of wear...

<B>1923-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> In some ways, this Choice Mint State nickel is typical for its issue. Both sides exhibit significa...

<B>1923-S 5C MS65 NGC.</B></I> Better struck than many of this issue, which is one of the notorious strike rarities from the 1920s...

<B>1923-S 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> David Lange (2006) writes of the 1923-S nickel: "Despite its relatively low mintage (6.142 mi...

<B>1924 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This luminous Gem offers above-average definition for the issue, though softness is present on the I...

<B>1924 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The 1924 is an issue that is difficult to accept as a condition rarity. After all, more than 21 mill...

<B>1924-D 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Fully struck coins of the 1924-D are nearly unknown (David Lange, 2006). This Gem displays some lo...

<B>1924-S 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: ADM Collection. Occasionally well struck 1924-S nickels can be found, but the scarcity of such...

<B>1925 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> A remarkable and brightly lustrous high grade 1925 with frosty nickel-gray luster and faint golden a...

<B>1925-D 5C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> A satiny green-gray branch mint nickel. Essentially unabraded, but the dies are long in use and ex...

<B>1925-D 5C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> A mushy strike on both sides is evidence of moderate die erosion. The semi-prooflike luster highli...

<B>1925-D 5C MS65 NGC.</B></I> A beautifully toned piece with bright blue in the centers that is surrounded by golden at the rims....

<B>1925-D 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: ADM Collection. This particular coin could lead one to conclude that strike is not a problem o...

<B>1925-D 5C MS66 NGC.</B></I> Entirely unlike the typical 1925-D Buffalo nickel, this example is sharply struck with exceptional ...

<B>1925-S 5C MS63 NGC.</B></I> This piece has lovely rainbow iridescence on both sides with underlying bright satiny luster. Surpr...

<B>1925-S 5C MS63 ICG.</B></I> Boldly struck with minor softness noted on 192 in the date, and on the bison's head. The cream-...

<B>1925-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Fully lustrous beneath milky lilac-gray and golden patina, with a typically soft strike, especiall...

<B>1925-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Brilliant mint frost is immediately apparent with attractive champagne toning on both sides. This ...

<B>1926 5C MS67 NGC.</B></I> Bright apricot patina and pleasing luster illuminate the well-preserved surfaces. This piece is well ...

<B>1926-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Recognized for decades as the key to the regular Buffalo nickel series, a mere 970,000 pieces were...

<B>1927 5C MS67 NGC.</B></I> With a mintage approaching 38 million pieces, the 1927 five cent is common in all grades. NGC and PCG...

<B>1927-D 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Pink and gold toning graces both sides of this D-mint near-Gem. While the portrait and the bison&#...

<B>1927-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Pale gray-gold surfaces with brilliant underlying luster, and splashes of deeper gold on the obver...

<B>1927-S 5C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> A satiny near-Gem example, exhibiting pale gray-gold color with lilac and iridescent toning on bot...

<B>1927-S 5C MS65 NGC.</B></I> Writing about the 1927-S Buffalo nickel in the September 16, 2003 <I>Numismatic News</B>...

<B>1928 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The well-preserved and lustrous surfaces offer faint golden patina on the obverse, while the reverse...

<B>1928 5C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> While generally considered a common date, the 1928 is conditionally rare in MS67 grade (the highest ...

<B>1928-D 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> An attractive Gem example, better-defined than average for this Coolidge-era D-mint issue. Thin la...

<B>1928-D 5C MS65 ANACS.</B></I> Boldly struck overall and lustrous, with attractive light golden color on the reverse, and well p...

<B>1928-D 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This Gem Buffalo nickel is lustrous and well preserved, with light greenish-gray toning that yield...

<B>1928-D 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> More sharply struck than most 1928-D nickels, this piece shows strong hair detail on the obverse, ...

<B>1928-S 5C MS64 NGC.</B></I> A generally unrecognized strike rarity, coins with this degree of strike are seldom seen. Each side...

<B>1929 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Well struck with swirling luster and carefully preserved fields. This pleasing nickel-gray P-mint pi...

<B>1929 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Ice-blue toning with sea-green accents drapes the shining surfaces of this Premium Gem, attractively...

<B>1929 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Highly lustrous with just the lightest overlay of pale blue and rose toning. Sharply defined on the ...

<B>1929-S 5C MS65 PCGS,</B></I> lustrous and smooth with well struck borders and a few areas of dusky gray toning; and a <B>...

<B>1929-S 5C MS66 NGC.</B></I> A solidly struck and attractive example of this Depression-era Buffalo nickel, delicately gold-tone...

<B>1929-S 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: ADM Collection. A flashy coin with a strike that is superior to most '29-S nickels. In fac...

<B>1929-S 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Gold, sunset-orange, and soft heather patina covers each side of this Premium Gem. The minimally m...

<B>1929-S 5C MS67 NGC.</B></I> The striking details are essentially full, as is the remarkably effulgent mint luster. More remarka...

<B>1930-S 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> This Depression-era S-mint piece offers above-average detail overall, though the braid and shoulde...

<B>1930-S 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: A D M Collection. A silky chestnut-gold and steel-gray Premium Gem. Unabraded, and virtually v...

<B>1931-S 5C MS66 NGC.</B></I> A delectable Premium Gem, impeccably preserved with vibrant luster beneath blushes of deep golden t...

<B>1931-S 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Though the 1931-S nickels were saved in quantity and examples are available even in Premium Gem, P...

<B>1931-S 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Delicate orange and peach patina with soft rose and lavender tints covers both sides of this lower...

<B>1934 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Delicate ice-blue patina graces the shining surfaces of this Depression-era nickel. Well struck with...

<B>1934 5C MS67 NGC.</B></I> Deep, beautiful mauve coloration predominates on each side, complementing the amber-gold patina at th...

<B>1934-D 5C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Locating a sharply struck 1934-D nickel with full luster is challenging. The Premium Gem in this l...

<B>1935-D/D 5C MS66 ANACS.</B></I> A secondary mintmark appears just to the west. This pleasingly detailed and shining gold-tinged...

<B>1935-D 5C MS67 NGC.</B></I> David Lange (2006) writes that "Fully-struck Gems are genuinely rare. Many of these coins were...

<B>1935-S 5C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> RPM-1. The mintmark was first punched in to the right of the final position and its remnants were ...

<B>An Uncertified roll of 1937 5C Buffalo Nickels.</B></I> Most pieces grade between MS63 and MS65. All are lustrous and lightly t...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged Fine 12 ANACS.</B></I> FS-020.2. This famous "mint error" is well known even to non-numismatis...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged VF25 ANACS.</B></I> A moderately circulated representative of this popular Buffalo nickel variant, silve...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged VF30 ANACS.</B></I> A moderately worn example of this popular late-date Buffalo nickel variety, predomin...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged VF35 ANACS.</B></I> Moderately worn silver-gray and olive surfaces characterize this Choice VF represent...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged--Scratched--ANACS. XF40 Details.</B></I> The lower reverse has a few pinscratches from an idle hour long...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged XF40 NGC. FS-020.2. Rich olive and dolphin-gray patina saturates both sides of this lightly circulated and pleasing Three-Legge

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged--Corroded--ANACS. XF45 Details.</B></I> This steel-gray key date nickel has minimal marks and a full hor...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged XF45 NGC. FS-020.2. Dusky silver-gray toning with golden peripheral elements drapes the luminous surfaces of this Choice XF coi

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged--Cleaned--ANACS. AU50 Details.</B></I> This oddly luminous Three-Legged piece shows aberrant lavender an...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU55 PCGS.</B></I> FS-020.2. Dusky olive and rose-red shades embrace this satiny and briefly circulated ...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> This bright example has light powder-blue and gold ton...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU58 NGC.</B></I> Surprisingly well-defined for the variety with quicksilver luster and a thin layer of ...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU58 NGC.</B></I> FS-020.2. This satiny pearl-gray representative has bold definition and only moderate ...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged--Scratched--ANACS. AU58 Details.</B></I> This lustrous example's blue-accented gold-toned fields are...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU58 NGC.</B></I> FS-020.2. A thin layer of gold-tan color complements exceptionally clean surfaces that...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS63 NGC.</B></I> FS-020.2. A gently shimmering example with moderate caramel-gold patina. Only inconseq...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS63 NGC.</B></I> FS-020.2. This satiny key date nickel has medium apricot-gold toning and bright, unabr...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS64 PCGS.</B></I> FS-020.2. A gently shimmering pearl-gray and almond-gold near-Gem of this ceaselessly...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS64 PCGS.</B></I> A Choice Mint State example of the ever-popular and highly desirable Three-Legged Buf...

<B>1937-S 5C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Sharply struck with pale blue-gray color and hints of gold toning. The surfaces are bright with a ...

<B>1937-S 5C MS68 </B></I> S<B> NGC.</B></I> David Lange, writing of the 1937-S nickel (5,635,000 mintage) in th...

<B>1938-D 5C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> A solidly struck and immensely appealing representative of this final-year type issue, one often c...

<B>1938-D 5C MS68 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B>&...

<B>1938-D/S 5C MS67 NGC.</B></I> OMM-2. The final-year Buffalo nickel was struck only at Denver, while the first-year Jefferson ni...

<B>1938-D/S 5C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> FS-020.5. OMM-1. The desirable overmintmark variety that also exhibits repunching of the Denver ...

<B>1915 5C PR65 PCGS.</B></I> At first glance, this Gem proof looks just like a business strike, but the full design features conf...

<B>1916 5C PR67 PCGS.</B></I> Just 600 matte proof nickels were struck in 1916, but further reinforcing its rarity is that an unkn...

<B>1936 5C Type One--Satin Finish PR68 PCGS.</B></I> An essentially perfect Satin Finish example of this first striking variant fr...

<B>1937 5C PR66 PCGS.</B></I> Wisps of lilac and green-gold toning envelop this virtually immaculate final-year proof Buffalo nick...

<B>1937 5C PR66 NGC.</B></I> This exquisitely struck and gleaming specimen hails from the final proof Buffalo nickel issue, which ...

<B>1937 5C PR66 NGC.</B></I> The fields are deeply reflective and the devices seem to be just as bright with no significant frost ...