Bidspirit auction | ***Major Highlight*** 1879/8 Proof Shield

***Major Highlight*** 1879/8 Proof Shield Nickel Near Top Pop! Harold Coors Collection 5c pr68+ SEGS (fc) - ***Major Highlight*** 1879/8 Near Top Pop! Harold Coors Collection Shield Nickel 5c pr68+ SEGS. A splendid example of this popular variety in the Proof Shield nickel series. Essentially brilliant on the obverse, the reverse reveals a blush of pale champagne-pink iridescence at isolated viewing angles. Both sides are fully struck with a delightful reflective finish from the dies. Although some numismatic scholars, including Q. David Bowers and Ron Guth, believe that this variety is actually a Repunched Date, numismatic tradition describes this obverse die of the Proof 1879 Shield nickel as an overdate. Regardless of its exact attribution, this is one of the most eagerly sought varieties in its series, at least in part due to its separate listing in the Guide Book. Examples are nearly as plentiful as their normal date counterparts in today's market, but they are rare in the finest grades, as here. A Key Date's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin