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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1252 16-17 Feb 2017
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Proof Liberty Nickels
1885 5C PR68 NGC. This piece's business strike counterpart is far and away the key to the Liberty nickel series, creating added collector demand for proofs. This proof offers many aesthetic advantages, and a technical one as well: It has a higher numeric grade than any of the business strikes certified at either service, which include three MS67 coins at PCGS and one MS67 at NGC. This piece is tied with two other PR68 coins as the finest certified at NGC (1/17). The surfaces appear perfect, displaying pale lilac and golden color with much underlying mint brilliance. One minor lint mark appears in the center reverse. A tremendous addition to a fine Liberty nickel collection.
1885 5C PR68 NGC. This piece's business strike counterpart is far and away the key to the Liberty nickel series, creating added collector demand for proofs. This proof offers many aesthetic advantages, and a technical one as well: It has a higher numeric grade than any of the business strikes certified at either service, which include three MS67 coins at PCGS and one MS67 at NGC. This piece is tied with two other PR68 coins as the finest certified at NGC (1/17). The surfaces appear perfect, displaying pale lilac and golden color with much underlying mint brilliance. One minor lint mark appears in the center reverse. A tremendous addition to a fine Liberty nickel collection.