1889 5C MS(PCGS#3850)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

10057

Grade

MS66

Price

1,500

Lot Description

1889 Liberty Head Nickel. MS-66 (NGC). Silky smooth surfaces support razor-sharp detail throughout. This is a very well produced and preserved survivor from a mintage of 15,878,025 circulation strikes. A brilliant obverse contrasts with a bright golden reverse. Lovely! Provenance: From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the Q. David Bowers Reference Collection of Liberty Nickels, January 2010, lot 3095; via T & J Collectables. NGC Census: 43; 2 finer (both MS-67). PCGS# 3850. NGC ID: 2775. Click here for certification details from NGC.