Shield Nickels
1866 5C Rays MS66 NGC. This is a splendid Premium Gem nickel with remarkable aesthetic appeal. Sharply struck and thoroughly lustrous with medium gold toning. The surfaces are essentially mark-free and exhibit several peripheral die cracks. From the first year of issue, showing Rays on the reverse. Census: 28 in 66 (3 in 66+), 0 finer (3/17).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2006), lot 765; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2009), lot 610.
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