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Lot 134 - 1877 Nickel Three Cents NGC PR66 CAM

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Lot 134 - 1877 Nickel Three Cents NGC PR66 CAM
1877 Nickel Three Cents. A splendid Gem Proof specimen, this particular 1877 has nice mirror surfaces, an exception to the 1877 rule, as most are frosty. The striking is bold for 1877 (but no comparison to Proof dates in the 1860s), the appearance is first class with its cameo contrast, and all told this coin has few competitors anywhere in numismatics. Certainly worth a strong bid by the specialist in this series.

Perhaps as many as 1,500 1877 nickel three-cent pieces were made in spite of the lower mint figure which is suspect; all are in Proof format, none as circulation strikes. The Proof finish of this year was typically not complete, and rarely mirrorlike, but on balance more mirrorlike than those of 1878 (examples of which often come "frosty," resembling circulation strikes, though only Proofs were struck).
(#83773)