Shield Nickels
1880 5C AU55 PCGS. CAC. Well-defined with light gray patina. A pair of small marks on the prominent 5 will identify the present piece. The second 8 in the date is widely repunched south, a die also used to strike proofs. The lowest mintage (16,000) business strike issue of the Shield nickel series. Population: 13 in 55, 26 finer. CAC: 6 in 55, 5 finer (3/17).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2002), lot 5369; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 6/2005), lot 5487; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2006), lot 777.
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