Proof Shield Nickels
1882 5C PR67 Cameo PCGS. This is a stunning beauty with pale gold toning over parts of the light gray surfaces. A reflective, satiny Superb Gem proof with excellent contrast. The devices are frosty and lustrous. Examples are elusive so fine. Population: 25 in 67 Cameo, 1 finer; 4 in 67 (1 in 67+) Deep Cameo, 0 finer (9/17).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2006), lot 826; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2012), lot 5186.
From The Carnton Collection, Part II
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