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Lot 133 - 1876 Nickel Three Cents PCGS PR65 Cameo

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Lot 133 - 1876 Nickel Three Cents PCGS PR65 Cameo
1876 Nickel Three Cents. A frosted toned cameo gem with strong underlying mirror to satiny color. Nicely struck, too, without any weak areas that often require mention. Indeed, the strike of the present coin easily rivals that of an even high grade specimen.

This year is famous in U.S. history for the disputed presidential election. The voting of 1876 resulted in a political dispute of serious proportions. Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican, had 184 undisputed votes, Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat, 165, with twenty from South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, and Oregon, in dispute. Tilden needed them all to be elected. Eventually, an electoral commission of fifteen men was appointed by Congress to decide the issue. On this there were eight Republicans and seven Democrats. Its decision was along strictly party lines, and Hayes became President.
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