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1913 Type One Buffalo Nickel, PR68
Beautiful Condition Census Example
An Elite One-Year Type Coin

1913 5C Type One PR68 PCGS. For the Type One proof Buffalo nickel, there is a dramatic population drop between PR67 and PR68. The number of pieces certified in the top grade is just 10 PCGS coins and nine NGC coins, although we believe that figure to be inflated by duplications or crossovers. In practice, PR68 examples of this one-year type are so rare at auction that they are out of the consideration of most collectors, and PCGS-certified coins in this grade are rare to the point of making one question how many actually exist.

The number of PCGS coins in this grade that have sold at public auction can be counted on one hand with fingers left over. In May 2003, Heritage offered a piece, but it did not meet its reserve. Then in August 2005, Bowers and Merena auctioned a PCGS coin in this grade for $75,900, setting an auction record for the issue. No PCGS coins in PR68 appeared at auction again until Stack's Bowers offered a piece in their March 2021 Rarities Night session; the coin realized $78,000 -- a new record. Later that same year, Legend offered another PCGS PR68 coin (9/2021), which once more raised the auction bar for this issue to just shy of $97,000.

This specimen is making its debut auction appearance, ranking among the handful of finest-graded Type One matte proof Buffalo nickels. Luminous, untouched surfaces yield delicate pastel toning, including shades of lilac, powder-blue, mint-green, and rose-gold. The strike is superbly executed. Matte proof Buffalo nickels can and do often come with excellent toning and eye appeal. However, this coin's status as one of the finest-known examples of the one-year bison-on-mound type makes it one of the most significant proof Buffalo nickels that we have ever offered. Population: 10 in 68, 0 finer (7/22).(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 278R, PCGS# 3988, GSID# 3150)

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Weight: 5.00 grams
Weight: 0.13228oz
Mintage: 1,520

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