1883/2 5C Shield MS(PCGS#3814)

The September 2011 Philadelphia Americana Sale

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2550

Grade

MS63

Price

2,013

Lot Description

1883/2 Shield Nickel. FS-302. MS-63 (PCGS). A <strong><em>rare</em></strong> prize in any grade. Lustrous steel gray with warm champagne highlights. Sharply struck from a shattered obverse die. Natural planchet flaw, as struck, to viewer's left of date. Overdate details plain under low magnification.