1877 5C, CAM PR(PCGS#83831)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

22034

Grade

PR66CAM

Price

4,800

Lot Description

A lovely, untoned specimen with frosty motifs set against reflective fields. One of just two Proof-only issues in the Shield nickel series, and scarcer than the 1878, the 1877 is the rarest date of this design type. While many numismatic references provide a mintage of 900 Proofs for the 1877, the actual figure was not recorded at the time. Bowers (2006) estimates it at 1,250 to 1,500 coins, while John W. Dannreuther (<em>United States Proof Coins</em>, 2023) provides a more conservative estimate of 1,100 struck. This is one of the finer survivors seen by PCGS, a coin that will have no difficulty finding its way into an impressive collection.