1912-D 5C MS(PCGS#3874)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2016

Grade

MS66+

Price

10,980

Lot Description

Delicate gold and powder blue iridescence enhance premium quality surfaces on this premium survivor of a perennially popular Liberty Head nickel issue. Boldly struck with full mint luster, this coin will excite even the most advanced numismatist.<p>The 1912-D is notable as the first five-cent issue coined at the Denver Mint, and the only one of the Liberty Head design type produced at that facility. Despite a relatively limited mintage of 8,474,000 pieces, enough examples were saved at the time of issue that the 1912-D is obtainable with ease in lower Mint State grades through MS-65. The issue is rare any finer, however, and this near top-of-the-pop example is one of the few to have received both an impressive MS-66+ grade from PCGS and coveted CAC approval. While two examples are graded finer at MS-67, neither of those have a CAC sticker, making the present coin irresistible for the discerning collector.