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Attractive 1870 Five Cent, MS66

1870 5C MS66 NGC. Gem Mint State examples of most Shield nickels are rare, and this date is no exception. As a Premium Gem, this specimen has only a few peers, with just one coin in a higher grade found in the combined NGC/PCGS certified population (3/09). Both sides have faint champagne toning. The well preserved surfaces are satiny and lustrous, and the devices are sharply defined with only slight peripheral weakness.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N1793)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 22P4, PCGS# 3797, GSID# 2873)

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Weight: 5.00 grams
Weight: 0.13228oz
Mintage: 4,806,000


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Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2009
29th-3rd Wednesday-Sunday
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