1890 Liberty Head Nickel. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.Smooth satin to softly frosted surfaces are dusted with iridescent champagne-gold toning. Far scarcer in the finest Mint State grades than a respectable mintage of 16,256,532 circulation strikes might imply, the 1890 was not saved in as great a quantity as many of its contemporaries in the Liberty Head nickel series. As Q. David Bowers writes in the 2006 reference <em>A Guide Book of Shield and Liberty Head Nickels</em>:<em>"The 1890 nickel should be plentiful in choice and gem Mint State, but it is not. There are two reasons for this. First, at this time the nation was having economic hiccups from overexpansion in the prairie states, and the coin market was in the doldrums. Many of the rarities in the auction offering of the Lorin G. Parmelee sale this year failed to find buyers. Second, as if the market problems were not enough, many coins were lightly struck."</em>A significant offering for the astute collector that is worthy of the strongest bids.PCGS Population: 24; 10 finer (MS-67 finest).
