By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS …… The Liberty Nickel series is one of the more widely pursued 19th-century series. This is perhaps owing to the fact that the type does not harbor numerous pricey key dates, notwithstanding the 1913 Proof Liberty Nickel – a multimillion-dollar rarity that numismatists believe was not an official United States […]
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The 1885 has been recognized for more than a century as the coin to have, the key to the set of Liberty nickels. Only about 1.4 million pieces were struck and examples were set aside shortly after this tiny mintage became known; although by the time the general public was aware of it most coins […]
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The legendary key date status of the 1885 Liberty nickel drives unparalleled demand for high-grade representatives. While Uncirculated coins can usually be found for a price through MS65, Premium Gems are rarely offered, and finer pieces are so rare as to be uncollectible from the perspective of most Liberty nickel enthusiasts. In our upcoming November […]
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