1879/8 5C

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Breathtaking 1879/8 Shield Nickel

1879/8 PR 67 PCGS. In a sale as diverse and remarkable as this, each page contains one coin that rises above the crowd. While not a particularly rare issue at this grade level, this coin is head and shoulders above its neighboring lots. Each positive attribute of this coin reinforces the excellence of proof execution. A stone could not disturb the placid, watery fields of this jewel. The ice-white devices float over the fields like icebergs on a cold, dark sea. A stunning proof representation of this curious overdate that Breen classifies as "very scarce." While serious nickel collectors may find an example graded higher, we doubt whether they will find one nicer.

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

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Weight: 5.00 grams
Weight: 0.13228oz

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