1871 5C J-1050, CAM PR(PCGS#389092)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6639

Grade

PR66CAM

Price

2,880

Lot Description

<strong>Obv:</strong> A bust of Liberty faces left, the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border and the date 1871 below. Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. This design is similar to that of the regular issue nickel three-cent piece of 1865 to 1889, but on a larger scale. <strong>Rev:</strong> A laurel wreath encloses the denomination V CENTS, the word CENTS curved and the Roman numeral V reversed with the thick stroke on the viewer's right. This bright and lustrous steel-gray Gem Cameo Proof exhibits lively frost on the motifs and deeply mirrored fields. A hint of pale champagne-gold endorses both sides, with direct lighting calling forth a lovely icy-blue appearance.