1866/1866 5C Rays, RPD, FS-302 MS(PCGS#38315)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1419

Grade

MS64

Price

6,600

Lot Description

Rare and desirable Choice Mint State quality for this dramatic RPD variety from the first year of the United States Mint's nickel five-cent series. The surfaces are lightly toned in a dusting of pinkish-silver and champagne-pink, both sides also with a full endowment of soft mint luster. All four digits in the date are widely repunched, confirming this as a popular naked eye variety for the sharp-eyed numismatist. The 1866 FS-302 is also rare in Mint State, the present example tied for CC#2 among certified pieces. Our last offering for this variety was in August 2021, when the Q. David Bowers Collection specimen in NGC MS-65 (non-CAC) realized an impressive $9,000. This is another exciting and fleeting bidding opportunity for the specialist.