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PCGS Number: 3956 Coin Date: 1925-S Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 6,256,000 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 1925-S Buffalo nickel is a relatively tough coin in circulated grades and is quite scarce in uncirculated and especially Gem levels. With its mintage of 6,256,000, the 1925-S nickel is a better-date coin by every definition, and serves as a conditional key date. Unfortunately, many examples exhibit softer strike, making it difficult to find exceptional pieces, even for those who do have the money to lay out on a Gem specimen. A few dozen are known in Gem grades, and just a tiny handful in MS66. PCGS #: 3956 NGC ID: 22S4
