Sharply struck with frosty mint luster under champagne toning. Struck on standard dime planchets at the San Francisco Mint.

Sharply struck with original silver-gray surfaces.

CAC. Outstanding quality with tan and mint red surfaces displaying a splash of violet-blue and traces of fuchsia and green accents.

A needle-sharp strike with beautiful proof surfaces that blend mint red with a touch of golden-red.

Blast white and sharply struck with excellent cameo contrast.

A superb example of this first-year issue of the Liberty Nickel. The obverse displays a bold, frosty portrait of Liberty, with crisp hair detail and star definition, framed by deep cartwheel luster and light golden toning. The reverse exhibits sharp wreath detail around the large Roman numeral “V”, free of distracting marks, with booming brilliance. […]

CAC. R-6. The obverse resembles the Liberty nickel design adopted this year, but the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA replaces the stars. The reverse inscription reads PURE NICKEL, surrounded by a wreath of cotton and corn. FIVE CENTS is separated above and below with seven stars left, six right. Struck in nickel with a plain […]

Sharply struck and nearly pristine with choice reflective surfaces.

A very scarce date with a mintage of just 4,000 coins, which is actually lower than the proof format mintage in 1883! PCGS estimates that just 200 business strikes survive in all grades, certified and raw. This example offers nearly Mint State quality with crisp detail and only the faintest trace of high-point rub. The […]