| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 552 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013 | $875.00 |
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1889 NGC PF-66.
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French Connection Estate. Sublime luster emanates from the fields and gives much the appearance of a circulation strike, but specialists know that 1889 is the one year in the series where proofs... |
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| 345 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2012 on 07/27/2012 | $650.00 |
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1889 NGC MS-65.
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1889 is one of the better produced issues in the series, with examples often decently struck, as is the case here. The left ear of corn is a trifle weak, while the obverse carries razor sharp... |
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| 921 | The Collectors' Auction 2011 on 10/21/2011 | $450.00 |
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1889 NGC PF-65.
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Minimal contrast is, if anything, slightly diminished by liquid amber coloration across the entire coin. Under certain lighting angles, flickers of electric magenta flash into view here and there, as... |
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| 518 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $450.00 |
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1889 NGC PF-65.
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The 1889 Liberty nickel is a classic issue for which it is sometimes near impossible to differentiate proofs from business-strikes. NGC's proof assessment is probably correct, since their excellent... |
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| 300 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $500.00 |
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1889 PCI MS-65 and a 1926 Buffalo nickel PCGS MS-66.
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1889 has notoriety for prooflike business-strikes and lustrous proofs, so it is quite possible that PCI incorrectly calls this a mint-state coin. Regardless of striking format, the grade of... |
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| 374 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $360.00 |
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1889 NGC MS-62, and an 1892 NGC (no line) MS-64.
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Both of these liberty nickels are well struck and certified by NGC at the mint-state level. The 1889 is graded MS-62 due to an abraded cheek, while the 1892 is graded MS-64 in a no-line holder. ... |
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| 375 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $525.00 |
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1889 NGC PF-65.
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Marvelous apricot-yellow patina consumes the entire surface area, sparkling with citrus-orange iridescence in some locations. In no way does the effect subdue the underlying reflectivity, as this is... |
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| 1132 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $370.00 |
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1889 PCI MS-65.
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All reputable grading service would likely agree with PCI and grade this coin a solid MS-65. It is fully struck, highly lustrous, problem free, and very attractive. It almost has a prooflike... |
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