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Lot Title:
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1925-D PCGS MS-65.
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Description:
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78 graded MS-65, 7 higher at PCGS. Branch-mint nickels of the 1920s deserve the reputation of weaker details struck off of worn dies, because the sister mints had to put up with extended use of dies that should have been replaced far more frequently than they were. The 1925-D suffered some of these ill effects, although perusing past sales records show an interesting phenomenon often seen for the issue, that being weaker obverses paired against sharper reverse details. That is exactly the case here, as the obverse shows decent, but not strong details, while the reverse impresses with precise definition that looks more like the Philadelphia products of the era. A single hit on the left side of the braid seems to be the sole grading factor, and the coin features decidedly interesting golden-blue patina very similar to that often seen on the 1938-D. (PCGS# 003955)
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Low Estimate:
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$3,500.00 |
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High Estimate:
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$3,900.00 |
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Lot Status:
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Bidding has been closed for this lot. |
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Hammered Price: |
$3,400.00
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Price Realized:
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$3,910.00 |
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Price history for items of the same classification:
| Lot # | Auction | Current Bid or Hammer Price | Description |
| 330 | The Collectors' Auction 2010 on 10/15/2010 | $425.00 |
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1925-D PCGS MS-63 (green label).
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Lemon-grey patina permeates the obverse, while the reverse displays iron-grey coloration. Denver was struggling with production quality in 1925, and that is one reason for somewhat soft details,... |
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| 280 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $350.00 |
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1925-D PCGS AU-58 and 1935-D PCGS MS-64.
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The 1925-D derives original character from powdery-gold patina, while the 1935-D proudly displays generous mint frost and only a tint of pale gold. Two coin lot. |
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| 281 | The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010 | $1,100.00 |
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1925-D NGC MS-64.
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1925-D does not immediately come to mind as a key to the buffalo nickel series, but it is a difficult coin to find well struck. The present dusky-gold example follows that trend, although sharpness... |
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| 362 | The Midwest Winter Sale 2007 on 02/09/2007 | $500.00 |
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1925-D NGC MS-62.
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Well, either I have a crooked head or the reverse is rotated about 15% counterclockwise. A breath of golden toning covers areas on both sides. There are a few toning flecks, but they are not very... |
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