Lot 1568
1883 Liberty Nickel. With "CENTS". NGC graded Proof 65. Bright and flashy, with just a whisper of toning on the obverse. Frosty devices and well mirrored in the fields. Minor handling marks visible with a glass. An impressive example of the with CENTS reverse, employed to stop a few racketeers from gold-plating these nickels and passing them off as half eagles, much to the embarrassment of the mint. As the current State quarters have recently been found to be gold colored, we expect someone may be trying to pass them off as Sacagawea dollars, history goes round and round….
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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| Realized $460 |
