1871 5C J-1053 PR(PCGS#61312)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6641

Grade

PR65

Price

2,640

Lot Description

<strong>Obv:</strong> Similar to the regular issue nickel three-cent piece of 1865 to 1889, but on a larger scale. <strong>Rev:</strong> A laurel wreath encircles the denomination 5 CENTS, the word CENTS markedly curved. A boldly lustrous Gem with frosty motifs set against satiny, reflective fields. Wisps of pale champagne-gold enliven both sides. A circular die crack (as made) on the obverse connects the tops of the date digits and the bottoms of the letters in the legend and is unbroken in its 360-degree trip around the circumference.