1948-S 5C, FS MS(PCGS#84036)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2079

Grade

MS67FS

Price

2,880

Lot Description

1948-S Jefferson Nickel. MS-67 FS (PCGS). Silky smooth in texture with a softly frosted finish, this gorgeous Superb Gem also offers pretty toning in iridescent gold, pale pink and powder blue. Simply put, it is difficult for us to imagine a more attractive and appealing example of this issue. It would have been difficult for old-time collectors to have imagined the recent stratospheric popularity of some Full Steps Jefferson nickels in the top levels of available condition. Coins that may have commanded only $20 or $30 dollars in the years prior to the present era of third-party certification can now sometimes bring hundreds of times as much. Provenance: From the George "Buddy" Byers Buckeye Collection. Earlier ex our Baltimore Auction of June 2014, lot 1307. PCGS Population: 19; with a single MS-67+ FS finer. PCGS# 84036. NGC ID: 22UA. Click here for certification details from PCGS.