Lot 2644
1874 Shield Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and untoned. Bright rolling-fresh finish, bright as when first issued. Difficult to find in a Shield Nickel vintage 1874. Pop 33; 6 finer (PCGS # 3803) .
1874 is the year the Republican party elephant was born -- in a Thomas Nast cartoon in Harper's Weekly attacking a possible 3rd term for Democratic President U. S. Grant.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600.
The Coltrin Family Collection.
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