1891 5C MS(PCGS#3852)

The June 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2323

Grade

MS67

Price

23,500

Lot Description

Superb Gem Mint State 1891 Liberty Nickel Solitary MS-67 in a PCGS Holder 1891 Liberty Nickel. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. Secure Holder. An impressive Gem Liberty nickel at many levels. The satiny surfaces are alive with intense cartwheel luster and pale champagne iridescence, the strike is as bold as can be, and the eye appeal is easily equal to the task of the assigned grade. Indeed, the present beauty represents the only MS-67 example of the date certified by PCGS within any designation! Whenever talk turns to world-class Liberty nickels in the future, the present coin will no doubt be on the lips of all involved. The present Gem no doubt represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a Registry Setor generalized Liberty nickel collector to obtain what is certainly the "finest of the fine" for the date in a PCGS holder. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers If you are a participant in the PCGS Set Registry competition you have come to the right place at the right time! A number of coins throughout our Whitman Coins and Collectibles Baltimore Expo sale are either the very finest certified by PCGS, as here, or are a member of the highest grade certified, sharing that distinction with a few other pieces. PCGS# 3852. Provenance: From the Land of Smiles Collection. PCGS Population: 1; none finer within any designation.