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PCGS Number: 3926 Coin Date: 1914-S Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 3,470,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel Coinage Years: 1913-1938 Mint Location: San Francisco 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 1914-S Buffalo nickel is a relatively tough semi-key coin, though it is not nearly as scarce today as its 1914-D counterpart. This fact may strike some numismatists as something of a paradox, as 3,470,000 examples were struck — lower than the 1914-D mintage of more than 3.9 million. However, more specimens were saved, and it is certainly easier to locate in circulated grades. Conversely, it is often more challenging to find 1914-S Buffalo nickels in Gem Uncirculated levels than its Denver-minted sibling. PCGS #: 3926 NGC ID: 22R6
