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Lot 1531 |
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1887 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. Bright and frosty, with no signs of flyspecks or other problems. The obverse die was worn when this one was struck, with the dentils weak in some areas. Only 2,690 struck in proof, this amongst the better survivors.
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
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$851 |
Lot 1532 |
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1887 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. With faint multicolored toning on both sides, and problem free surfaces. Scarce and always in demand by date collectors.
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
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$834 |
Lot 1533 |
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1887 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. Light irridescent toning on both sides with excellent surfaces. Mintage of only 2,960 in Proof, few of which are as nice as the example here. Only 69 have been graded as such by NGC, with a scant 15 graded higher by that service.
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
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$805 |
Lot 1534 |
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1887/6 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 66 Eliasberg. Flashy and bright, with the overdate clear with a glass. Always popular with collectors, an overdate in proof condition is a special thing. Furthermore, this one is from the Eliasberg collection, one of the most famous collections ever assembled of United States coins. Don't miss it this time around.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
From Bowers and Merena Inc's. Eliasberg sale, May 1996, lot 748.
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$863 |
Lot 1535 |
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1887/6 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. This is an early die state, with the 6 under the 7 plainly visible with a magnifier. There is a hint of sunset toning starting to form, and the surfaces are pristine throughout. Boldly struck throughout and a true gem for the collector. One tiny planchet void over the middle I of the denomination. One of the very few proof overdates produced by the mint.
Estimated Value $575 - 650.
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$661 |
Lot 1536 |
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1887/6 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. A frosty gem proof that boasts fresh, clean surfaces. The overdate has been lapped down, and is faintly visible with a glass. Only 142 graded as such by PCGS, with 45 graded higher.
Estimated Value $575 - 650.
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$604 |
Lot 1537 |
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1887/6 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. One of the few overdate proof issues known, the underlying 6 is clearly visible under the 7. The 8s in the date also look like they were repunched. Frosty and white on the devices, the mirror fields show no hairlines or contact problems aside from a very light scratch above OF on the rim. An impressive example.
Estimated Value $575 - 650.
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$604 |
Lot 1538 |
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1888 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. A boldly struck gem that has excellent mint frost on the devices and well mirrored fields. The second 8 in the denomination has some minor recutting inside the lower loop, mentioned in Breen. One for the gem collector who demands the finest.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$431 |
Lot 1539 |
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1888 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. Boldly struck throughout and well preserved, this one is free of toning and flyspecking. Only 346 so graded by PCGS, with 135 graded higher, keeping this within a gem collectors budget. Overloaded with mint frost on the devices.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$426 |
Lot 1540 |
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1888 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. Essentially untoned, there are a few hints that this one may be retoning naturally. Clean surfaces, keeping this solidly in the gem class, but a couple of hairlines are noted for accuracy on the reverse.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$385 |
Lot 1541 |
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1888 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. A really beautiful example of the date, only 4,582 were struck in Proof, and this one well up in the census of those that survive. Lightly toned with lilac and gold colors throughout, and worthy of a top-notch gem collection. A fun date to collect with all those 8s.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$380 |
Lot 1542 |
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1889 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. A sparkling gem to represent the final year of issue. This is not one of the overdates or repunched dates, but the reverse does have two fine die cracks and the mint press struggled with the hard nickel alloy used in these planchets. Untoned and original, with a single hidden spot below the first I in the denomination. Over 550 graded by PCGS in gem grades or higher, making this one of the more available dates for collectors.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$397 |
Lot 1543 |
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1889 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. Delicate rose gold toning on the obverse, with hints of nickel blue around the periphery of each side. A couple of hidden contact marks from perfect.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$431 |
Lot 1544 |
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1889 Nickel Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65. Mostly white, but there are some signs of spotting on the reverse, although they are very light. Satiny frost on the devices and well preserved. Proof mintage in this final year of issue, 3,436.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$414 |
Lot 1545 |
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1889 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. A brilliant gem that is untoned and well struck. Examination will note a faint scratch on Liberty's cheek, perhaps keeping this from a higher grade. Splendid fields and devices otherwise, and only 3,426 struck as the denomination was terminated later in the year. An opportunity for the astute numismatist.
Estimated Value $400 - 435.
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$368 |
