A scarce Carson City ‘Five’ that we seldom see in the marketplace in any grade. This example is well struck and attractive with lustrous and original yellow-gold surfaces. Only 51,017 minted.

8/7, Reverse of 1878. Blast white and frosty, this coin radiates exceptional eye appeal with crisp, satiny luster, and minimal marks even under magnification. The obverse offers a fully struck portrait of Liberty with sharp hair detail, while the reverse is equally bold with full breast feathers and deeply impressed devices.

8/Low 7. Very flashy with heavy white frost on the design and a great strike.

CAC. Frosty white luster and well struck with beautiful flashy surfaces. Housed in an old green label holder.

A near-Gem with vibrant satiny white luster.

Satiny white luster with beautiful, nearly mark-free surfaces. Liberty’s cheek is super clean!

CAC. Lustrous and mostly crisp-white with a splash of gold and blue at the rim.

Thick satiny white luster flows across silky smooth and sharply struck surfaces. Marks are few and none are of significance. A touch of gold accent rings the outer edge and denticles. While the mintage of 5,305,0000 is large, usage was extensive resulting in lower grade pieces being quite common. Examples above MS-64 are extremely elusive. […]

CAC. Blast white and a great strike with super flashy and nearly mark-free surfaces. Old green label holder.