1877 5C PR(PCGS#3831)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1635

Grade

PR66

Price

4,406

Lot Description

1877 Shield Nickel. Proof-66 (NGC). A scarce and desirable Proof-only issue. Sharply struck and essentially brilliant with a dusting of pleasing champagne iridescence on both sides. The motifs are bold and frosty, while the fields are variously mirrorlike (on the obverse) and intermediate between satiny and mirrorlike (on the reverse), a feature that's typical for nickel Proofs of the era. Only 900 nickel five-cent pieces were issued in 1877. PCGS# 3831.