| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 373 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2014 on 07/18/2014 | $3,600.00 |
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1865 PCGS PF-65CAM.
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Modest patina suggests that this coin has remain undipped for some time, although there does appear to be the remnant of a light fingerprint clinging to each side. This becomes noticeable only under... |
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| 323 | The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012 | $4,000.00 |
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1865 Pattern Obv. Die. NGC PF-65 (no line).
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The proof 1865 3-cent nickel stands on its own merits as a highly desirable coin from multiple perspectives. Mintage of approximately 500 pieces makes it the key to the proof series, modestly... |
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| 324 | The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012 | $3,600.00 |
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1865 "Pattern Obv. Die" PCGS PF-65CAM.
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Rim toning takes on a lovely mango-yellow hue and helps elevate an already-attractive cameo presentation. Aside from that aesthetic quality, not to mention a reputation as THE key to a run of proof... |
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| 435 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $1,150.00 |
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Sixty-one 1865 three-cent nickel varieties.
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It would be easy to simply list this as a "lot of 1865 three-cent nickels", but that would be a considerable injustice to Allan Gifford's research and meticulous record keeping skill. Eighteen of... |
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| 437 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $500.00 |
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Eight 1865 three-cent nickel varieties.
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Some of the most interesting 1865s are included in this grouping, with all the coins encapsulated by NGC, ANACS or PCI. They are summarized as follows: B03 "dim impressions new variety" (ANACS... |
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| 440 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $380.00 |
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1865 (B31aa) NGC MS-64, and an 1865 (B31b) SEGS MS-64.
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1865 B31a DDO-002: not the plate coin, but evidently kept by Allan as an earlier die-state example, since the die scratch at 2:00 is absent. Still, the rim cud is clearly there, as are the other... |
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| 441 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $380.00 |
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1865 (B20c, plate coin) NGC MS-64, and an 1867 (B03b, plate coin) PCI...
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1865 B20c, Plate coin. Heavy die-polish lines show in the fields and partly efface UNITED and "1" in the date, while the reverse displays intricate evidence of clashed dies. 1867 B03b, Plate coin:... |
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| 442 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $5,750.00 |
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1865 (P01, plate coin) NGC PF-65 (no line).
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1865 P01 RPD-001, Plate. Certainly, the proof 1865 three-cent nickel is a special coin just by virtue of its scarcity in the marketplace. Only 500 were struck to begin with, and many have been lost... |
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| 518 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009 | $4,250.00 |
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1865 NGC PF-66 Cameo.
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Breen states that 90% of the proof three-cent strikings of 1865 were from this obverse die, which featured a heavily repunched date, the initial punching far left of the corrected final position. ... |
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| 339 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $475.00 |
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1865 and 1889 Three-Cent Nickels. NGC.
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Three cent nickels in NGC holders make up this lot. The 1865 grades MS-64, and the 1889 grades PF-64. The latter coin features finer surface quality than is implied by the grade, but is limited by a... |
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| 340 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $3,900.00 |
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1865 NGC PF-65.
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Repunching of the date is obvious on all four digits, and some spindly die cracks penetrate STA on the obverse. Yellow-rose toning is centralized on each side, with a few carbon flecks notable on the... |
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| 321 | The Collectors' Auction 2007 on 10/19/2007 | $160.00 |
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1865 MS-64.
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A golden iridescence graces this date's satiny surfaces. Clashed dies resulted in a bold image of Liberty on its reverse. Two toning flecks are on the obverse in front of Liberty's nose. |
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| 1084 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2006 on 07/21/2006 | $240.00 |
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1865 SEGS MS-65 Split Planchet & Cracked Rim.
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I guess they ran out of room on the sticker because this coin also has about six die clashes. On the reverse you can see a perfect outline of Lady Liberty's profile. The coin is blast white and... |
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| 408 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006 | $260.00 |
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1865 NGC MS-64.
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Incandescent tones of rose, magenta, green, and blue adorn the obverse and reverse of this super type coin. It is fully struck and free of distractions. |
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