1879/8 Shield Nickel. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC.

1879/8 Shield Nickel. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC.，The splendid Gem surfaces are fully brilliant with modest reflectivity in the fields. Satiny in texture, this is a gorgeous survivor from a Proof mintage of 3,200 pieces. Although this variety has long been attributed as an overdate, modern numismatic scholarship suggests that it is more likely an 1879/9 repunched date. This variety accounts for approximately half of the extant Proof nickels of the date.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of September 2002, lot 341.，