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Auction 63356 | Lot 93027 » Nickels » Shield Nickels
1870 5C JD-2, High R.3, PR65 PCGS. JD-2 represents about 25% of the proof 1870 Shield nickels known today. It shares its reverse, with a broken S in CENTS, with JD-1, but uses a second obverse. (PCGS# 102735)
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Auction 63356 | Lot 93028 » Nickels » Shield Nickels
1870 5C JD-3, Low R.4, PR65 PCGS. JD-3 is the scarcest of the three proof 1870 Shield nickel varieties, representing only about 20% of the coins seen (of 1,000 proofs examined by Bernus Turner, 200 were JD-3). The complete S in CENTS differentiates this variety from JD-2, which shares the obverse die. (PCGS# 102738)
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Auction 63356 | Lot 93026 » Nickels » Shield Nickels
1870 5C JD-1, High R.2, PR65 PCGS. John Dannreuther's United States Proof Coins, Volume II: Nickel, references Bernus Turner's research that suggests about 55% of surviving 1870 proof nickels are JD-1, with the balance of the survivorship split between JD-2 and JD-3. JD-1 shows the date furthest right below the shield ball and is easily attributed by that diagnostic. (PCGS# 102732)
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Auction 63356 | Lot 93029 » Nickels » Shield Nickels
1871 5C JD-1, Low R.3, PR64 PCGS. One obverse die struck all three 1871 proof Shield nickel varieties, paired with two 1871 reverses and the 1870 Reverse B. JD-1 represents slightly less than half of the overall survivors for this issue. This piece is boldly struck, brilliant, and deeply reflective. (PCGS# 102741)
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Auction 63356 | Lot 93031 » Nickels » Shield Nickels
1871 5C JD-3, R.3, PR65 PCGS. JD-3 uses the 1870 Reverse B die, here with a large lump on the final S in STATES. This variety represents about 25% of the survivorship for the issue, according to John Dannreuther's United States Proof Coins, Volume II: Nickel. The current Gem proof displays a sharp strike and modest field reflectivity that is not as deeply mirrored as is seen on some other examples of this year. (PCGS# 102747)
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Auction 1394 | Lot 7031 » Nickels » Shield Nickels
1870 5C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: 77 in 66 (57 in 66+), 0 finer (6/26). CDN: $1,750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 4,806,000. (PCGS# 3797)
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Auction 1396 | Nickels » Shield Nickels
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