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Extraordinary 1926-S Buffalo Nickel, MS65

1926-S 5C MS65 NGC. There is no doubt that the 1926-S Buffalo nickel is the key date among regular date and mintmark issues, and the third rarest when major varieties are also included in the lineup. Only the 1916 doubled die obverse and 1918/7-S overdate varieties are rarer.
In A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels, Dave Bowers discusses grading standards in great detail. The discussion includes a concept that he calls the "Details System." He offers four different details categories: weak, typical, sharp, and full, and discusses each in depth. Later, Bowers estimates the percentage of each issue found with the various details. For 1926-S, he states that 13% have weak details, 67% have typical details, and 20% have sharp details. He further writes "that neither I, nor any contributor to this work, have seen a Full Details coins."
While the present coin falls short of a Full Details example, it clearly meets the criteria for a Sharp Details specimen. In addition, its status among 20 Gem or finer coins certified by NGC and PCGS means that it will see substantial bidding interest. Both sides are brilliant and highly lustrous with satiny light gray surfaces. The fields are pristine, and the devices have only a few tiny blemishes expected for the grade. In addition to five other coins graded MS65, the only finer NGC-certified coins are one piece graded MS65 Star, two graded MS66, and one graded MS66 Star (7/11).(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 22S7, PCGS# 3959, Greysheet# 3129)

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Weight: 5.00 grams
Weight: 0.13oz
Mintage: 970,000

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