1879/8 5C PR69 PCGS....

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1879/8 Nickel, PR69
The Single Finest Proof in the Series

1879/8 5C PR69 PCGS. There are probably many Shield nickel specialists aware of this coin, who have seen it listed on the PCGS Population Report. This is the single finest Shield nickel proof certified. Period. At PCGS or NGC. A monumental offering as such, it features the 9 in the date punched over a previously entered 8. Breen describes the variety: "As the 9 is narrower than the 8, faint traces of 8 can sometimes be seen on either side, but usually only within top and bottom. Use a microscope; the traces of 8 are always faint. Rare." The surfaces are reflective beneath a layer of pastel iridescence that includes shades of blue, green, rose, and lemon-gold. Both sides are flawless. There is a single lint mark near the right serif of the T in CENTS. Housed in a green label holder. Population: 1 in 69, 0 finer (11/18).
Ex: Rarities Sale (Bowers and Merena, 1/2000), lot 58; New York PNG Auction (Stack's Bowers, 10/2014), lot 36.(Registry values: N1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 22PG, PCGS# 3834, Greysheet# 2944)

Weight: 5.00 grams

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel

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