1885 5C MS64 PCGS. CAC

Pricing & History
1885 5C MS64 PCGS. CAC. The key to the series, particularly in business strike format, here represented by a lovely olive-gray near-Gem with good luster and excellent eye appeal. The strike is close to full, as detail shows even on the pesky left ear of corn at the lower portion of the reverse wreath. A single mark near the rim and first S in STATES is the only singular abrasion. There are numerous interesting die breaks, more prominent on the obverse. One joins the tip of the bust truncation with stars 1, 2 and nearly to 3; another runs from between stars 3 and 4 to Liberty's forehead, through the hair and B in LIBERTY, and ending just past the wheat sheaves. Yet another joins stars 9 and 10 with the rim. On the reverse, a heavy crack from the rim at 7:30 connects with the lower devices, and a branch runs upward to join the V in the center. Grade: 64, Service: PCGS, Service No.: 3846, Issue Date: 1885, Denomination: 5C