Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1989

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FIVE CENTS NICKEL

* 1865 Rays. Exact type of 1866. 8 to 10 known?_
*1865 No rays. 4 or 5 known?_
1866 Rays. [125+]1500
*1866 No rays. 6 to 8 known?_
1867 Rays. [25+] 12 to 15 known? S 9/74, 1965 Gardner sales4800
1867 No rays. [600+]1000
1868 [600+]200
1869 Wide numerals. [600+]200
1870 [1000+]200
1871 [960+]300
1872 [950+]200
1873 Closed 3 [1100+]200
1874 [700+]200
1875 [700+]250
1876 [1150+]200
*1877 [510+]1000
*1878 [2350]300
*1879/8350
1879 All kinds [3200]250
1880 [3955]250
1881 [3575]250
1882 Plain edge [3100]200
*1882 Bars on edge. 3 known_
1883/2_
1883 Normal or recut date. All kinds [5419]200

LIBERTY HEAD NICKELS

* 1882 No CENTS, exact type of 1883. Usually impaired. 10-12 known? 1976 Krugjohann sale2600
1883 No CENTS. [5219]180
1883 With CENTS. [6783]125
1884 [3942]120
1885 [3790]350
1886 [4290]225
1887 [2960]115
1888 [4582] Usually dull. Add 30% for really brilliant ones100
1889 [3336] Same comment100
1890 [2740]115
1891 [2350]115
1892 [2745]115
1893 [2192]115
1894 [2632]130
1895 [2062]120
1896 [1862]140
1897 [1938]120
1898 [1795]120
1899 [2031]120
1900 [2062]115

1901 [1985]115
1902 [2018]115
1903 [1790]115
1904 [1817]115
1905 [2152]115
1906 [1725]115
1907 [1475]120
1908 [1620]115
1909 [4763]115
1910 [2405]120
1911 [1733]115
1912 [2145]115
1913 Unc. and proof together, 5 known. Piece de caprice. 1976 private sale reported.135,000

BUFFALO NICKELS

1913 No F. Round top 3 [Net 1]_
1913 No F. Flat top 3 [Net 9]_
1913 Type I. [1520?]375
1913 Type II. [1514?]350
1914 [1275]350
1915 [1050]350
1916 [600]350
1917 2 known 7/76 Publick Sale Part II1100
1936 Type I, satin finish350
1936 Type II, extra brilliant. All kinds [4420]375
1937 Extra brilliant [5769]325

JEFFERSON NICKELS

1938 In card of issue [150]500
1938 [19,365] (includes above 150)25
1939 [12,535]22
1940 [14,158]22
1941 [18,720]20
1942 Type I [29,600]20
1942 Type II [27,600]65
1966 [2]_
Others, 1950 to date: see Proof Sets
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