Shield, Libery V & Buffalo Nickels

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There are 14 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on April 29, 2021

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	GFRC Rating	Price	Description	Buy
Shield Nickels
	1875	MS65	PCGS 37611399	Gem	$1050	Reduced Price - Consignor Buyout. . GFRC has just bought out a wonderful 1875 Shield nickel with brilliant metallic luster. This gem is accurate graded with hammered strike. All vertical and horizontal shield lines are completely defined with clear separation. Faint die polish lines are seen behind the primary obverse devices. Most important for type collectors, seeking pristine examples, is the lack of die cracks that is commonplace on Shield nickels. A no question gem with huge luster and serious eye appeal. If building a type set and searching for an exceptional Shield nickel, this candidate warrants serious attention. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder.
	1876	MS64	PCGS 37328634	Choice	$395	Centennial Date, Brilliant Reflective Luster, Striated and Cracked Obverse, Near-Gem Original. Sure 1876 is well recognized as the United States centennial. However, 1876 also brought the first Transcontinental Express from New York to San Francisco; travel time of 83.5 hours. During 1876, the Shield nickel design was key in everyday commerce. Mintage was roughly 2.5 million with a reasonable survival rate in Mint State. This well preserved survivor offers brilliant reflective luster from heavily striated obverse die. As usual, the obverse is cracked due to the difficulty with striking the hard copper: nickel alloy. Lots of eye appeal with this offering at a reasonable offer price. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder.
Liberty V Nickels
	1911	MS65	NGC 3129684002	Gem	$425	Gem Original, Light Rose Gold Patina, Swirling Cartwheel Luster, Well Struck. Blemish Free, Accurately Graded, Philadelphia ANA Consignment . Bright light viewing of this 1911 Liberty or V Nickel is quite pleasing. Gem surfaces offer swirling cartwheels without uninterruption due to blemishes or heavy toning. Luster texture is closer to frosty for this piece. Well struck with sharp reverse wreath. Accurately graded and housed in newer NGC holder with edge view insert. A quality consignment from the 2018 Philadelphia ANA show.
Buffalo Nickels
	1913 Type 1	MS67	NGC 1842587001	Gem	$585	Type 1, Superb Gem, Radiant Satiny Luster, Swirling Cartwheels, Complete Strike, Registry Set Quality. A marvelous example of the 1913 Buffalo nickel Type 1 design with the buffalo portrait on a raised mound. This superb gem presents the short lived Type 1 design in its full beauty. Strike was accomplished from aged dies with considerable die erosion. Metal flow lines are seen in the recesses along with spider type die cracks below FIVE CENTS. The die erosion transfer to this piece results in glowing satiny luster. Surfaces are entirely unabraded as one would expect at the assigned grade level. Housed in NGC Gen 17 (2004-2008) holder with standard ring insert. The holder is fairly worn on the upper obverse while fully transparent on the reverse. Please take that into consideration when viewing this offering. Competitively priced at slightly above CDN Greysheet.
	1913 Type 2	MS66	PCGS 27569901	Gem	$635	Type 2, Gem Original, Frosted Luster, Pleasing Cartwheels. The 1913 Type 2 Buffalo nickel design, with FIVE CENTS placed into a recessed area below the buffalo, is much rarer than the 1913 Type 1 in Mint State. This gem offering presents a freshly struck appearance with frosty untoned surfaces. Reverse strike is complete and pleasing. Surfaces are unabraded as one would expect at the assigned grade. Competitively priced at slightly above CDN Greysheet. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.6 (2013-2014) holder.
	1913-S Type 1 Reverse	MS66	PCGS 25534865	Gem	$1400	Low Mintage San Francisco Strike, Brilliant Luster, Complete Strike, CAC Approval. An important 1913-S Type 1 San Francisco that was recently purchased as part of a box of 20 collection. Each coin was handpicked by a very selective collector. This early Buffalo is a superb gem with brilliant mint frost and a complete strike. All device details are incredibly sharp including "watery" details on the reverse. This piece should move into a high end Buffalo collection as the eye appeal is exceptational. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.5 (2011-2013) holder with CAC approval. As reference, CDN CAC guide is $1620.
	1913-S Type 2	MS62	PCGS 82694348	Original	$825	Challenging Type 2 Mintmark, Crusty Patina, Glowing Luster. A popular and tough 1913 Type 2 San Francisco mint issue with thick golden toning. Bright light inspection reveals the underlying glowing mint luster. Well struck and 100% original. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder.
	1913-S Type 2	AU55	PCGS 13456440	Choice	$650	Difficult San Francisco Type 2 Strike, Well Preserved, Residual Satiny Luster, A Rose Buffalo!. The 1913 key date among the Type 1 and Type 2 design types with rapid price increases in AU due to heavy circulation. This AU55 graded specimen would be a wise selection. Surfaces are minimally worn though the piece is struck from late die state dies. Residual satiny luster is obvious during bright light inspection. Obverse has mottled gold while the reverse features a rose buffalo! How cool is that? A special offering that will please the fussy collector. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.4 (2005-2011) holder with CAC approval.
	1919-S	AU58	PCGS 30816462	Original	$535	Scarce Semi-Key Dates, Light Champagne Toning, Heavily Eroded Dies, Twin Lakes Collection. It is difficult to believe, but the beginning of 1919 brought the 18th Amendment which prohibited alcohol. The Prohibition Era arrived while the San Francisco Mint struck 7,000,000 Buffalo nickels that mostly went into circulation. Regardless of the substantial mintage, this date is a semi-key date and scarce. The Twin Lakes Collection is back with an AU58 survivor struck from heavily eroded dies. The obverse has light champagne toning while the reverse is a light gray. Both side exhibit steely luster during bright light inspection. Die erosion is severe at the denomination and mintmark. Housed in PCGS Gen 5.0 (2015) Dupont hologram holder.
	1924-D	AU58	PCGS 25505325	Choice	HOLD $480	Appealing, Choice Original, Twin Lakes Collection. The AU58 is ideal collector grade, with most examples providing complete detail and remaining luster. This piece scores higher than average on the "luster-o-meter," and, with only scattered marks, merits a choice designation for the grade. Toning is nickel-gray with occasional russet, most prominent on the bison's shoulder. The strike is typical, as the Denver Mint struggled to produce strikes on par with the quality of the Philadelphia Mint, and the buffalo emerges from the die with slightly less relief than one might see on a well-struck example. The overall effect remains pleasing, and this is an ideal selection at the AU58 level, combining aesthetic appeal with the lower mintage of a better-date Denver issue. Housed in a PCGS Gen 4.5 holder (2011-2013).
	1935	MS66	PCGS 25213091	Gem	$175	Gem Original, Satiny Luster, Accurately Graded. A quality later date Buffalo nickel that is accurately graded at the MS66 level. Satiny luster is predominate. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder.
	1935-S	MS65	PCGS 1234493	Gem	$210	Gem Original, Brilliant Frosty Cartwheel Luster, Super Eye Appeal, Conservatively Graded. An eye catching 1935 San Francisco struck Buffalo nickel with bold cartwheel luster. Surface are bright and active. Reverse has faint rose coloring in the fields. Conservatively graded and housed in PCGS Gen 3.1 (1993-1998) old green holder. Well above average quality at the assigned grade level.
	1937	MS64	NGC 4521974021	Choice	$38	Steely Gray Luster, Near Gem Original, Accurately Graded. Housed in new large font NGC holder. Accurately graded with colorful eye appeal.
	1937-S	MS66	NGC Fatty 004078023	Gem	$100	Superb Gem, Satiny Cartwheel Luster, Accurately Graded, Houston Collection. Old time conservative grading is apparent with this lovely 1837 San Francisco strike. Crisp steely untoned luster dominates. Housed in NGC Fatty holder with standard ring insert. The holder is in pristine condition other than the smaller impairment of the upper left corner of reverse hologram.
	1938-D	MS65	NGC 4521974025	Gem	$50	Copper Gold Patina, Gem Original, Accurately Graded. Housed in new large font NGC holder. For fans of heavily toned Buffalo nickels. Luster provides nice contrast with the copper-gold coloring.