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PCGS Number: 3974 Coin Date: 1935 Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Desg: MS Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 58,264,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel Coinage Years: 1913-1938 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 21.2 Weight (Grams): 5 Weight (Ounces): 0.1608 Designer: James Earle Fraser Edge: Plain Obverse Description: James Earle Fraser's famous and simple design depicts a Native American chief with the word LIBERTY from 1-2 o'clock. The date is placed on the lower left of the chieftain's bust. Reverse Description: A full portrait of the bison, Black Diamond, with the words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA at the top periphery with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM just underneath. The denomination FIVE CENTS is spelled out at the bottom. For the Type 1, the denomination is embossed on a flat surface. General Notes: The 1935 Buffalo nickel is one of the most common of any Buffalo nickels in the series, with several thousand examples known in the uncirculated grades. Sharp strikes are easy to come by, as is, too, good color. PCGS and NGC have graded hundreds as high as MS67, and PCGS presently even has slabbed 2 with a grade of MS68 while NGC has certified 3 at that level. Needless to say, the MS68-graded examples are among the best examples extant for the series and command high prices when they are offered for sale. PCGS #: 3974 NGC ID: 22SN
