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Please Note: A 15% Buyers' Premium is added to the hammer price of all lots in this sale.
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Lot Title:
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1871 PCGS MS-65.
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Description:
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Silky smooth and practically unblemished on either side, with delightful cartwheel luster glowing prominently from either side of the shield. Wonderful die cracks scuttle across each side, and the "871" in the date is drastically repunched north. Shield nickels are fascinating to study for die varieties, and just as an example, it is intriguing to note that each of the digits "1" in the date look like they were punched with different punches! This remains a sadly neglected series, and business strikes in gem grades are a bargain by comparison to availability. PCGS has graded only 24 examples MS-65 with 5 finer for 1871.
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Low Estimate:
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$1,250.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$1,500.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$1,700.00
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Price Realized:
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$1,955.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 539 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013 | $700.00 |
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1871 NGC PF-65+.
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French Connection Estate. The "plus" gives some indication as to the superior quality, as proof shield nickels are just plain impossible to find this nice. Surfaces exhibit preferable brilliant... |
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| 344 | The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007 | $180.00 |
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1871 PCGS VF-30.
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One of the paramount dates within this series having a recorded mintage of 561,000 pieces. No unsightly marks or spots to note on this surviving specimen that exhibits only good, honest wear. |
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