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1918/7-D 5C MS64+ PCGS. FS-101....
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Sold on Jun 2, 2011 for:
$161,000.00
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Description
1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel, MS64+
Only Three Finer PCGS Coins
1918/7-D 5C MS64+ PCGS. FS-101. The hurried conditions
created by increased wartime demand for circulating coinage
prompted the Engraving Department at the Philadelphia Mint to
prepare a 1917-dated Buffalo nickel die in the final months of that
year for 1918 production. A single obverse die overpunched with an
8 was shipped to the Denver branch mint and an unknown, but
relatively small number of the 8.3 million nickels produced at
Denver in 1918 were impressed from this 1918/7 obverse. Discovery
of this overdate was not published until 1931 and by that time most
examples were extensively circulated. Consequently, the survival of
any Uncirculated 1918/7-D nickel is little more than a random
stroke of good fortune.This exceptional overdate Buffalo appears to have been struck from an early state of the dies, with hardly a trace of the developing die crack in front of the Native American's braid. The underdigit is boldly separated from the overpunched 8 across the top of the digits and across the loops. Doubling of both the 9 and the 8 is also clearly evident. The overall strike is very well executed, and each side is accented by crescents of orange-gold toning. Hints of ice-blue blue patina are seen throughout. A small spot of carbon on the neck is perhaps all that separates this lovely overdate Buffalo from Gem status. Few design types in U.S. numismatics hold the widespread fascination of the Buffalo nickel series; the importance of its undisputed key in nearly unimprovable condition cannot be overstated. Population: 1 in 64+, 3 finer (4/11).(Registry values: N10218)
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 3939, Greysheet# 3115)
Weight: 5.00 grams
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Auction Info
2011 June Long Beach Signature US Coin Auction #1156 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2011
2nd-5th
Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 20
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