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PCGS Number: 3938 Coin Date: 1918-D Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Desg: MS Mint Mark: D Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 8,362,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel Coinage Years: 1913-1938 Mint Location: Denver 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 1918-D Buffalo nickel is a scarce Denver-mint issue, along the lines in scarceness with several of the other early mintmarked Buffalo nickels. With a mintage of 8,362,000, the 1918-D is decidedly difficult to find in any grade. Even circulated examples represent a certain challenge, though the in uncirculated grades and especially gem the coin is genuinely scarce. The only MS67 example graded by a top-tier TPG is one slabbed by PCGS, while MS66 specimens number around a few dozen. PCGS #: 3938 NGC ID: 22RH
