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PCGS Number: 93978 Coin Date: 1936-D Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Variety: 3 1/2 Legs Desg: MS Mint Mark: D Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 24,814,000 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 1936-D 3-1/2 Legs Buffalo nickel is one of the more drastic of die error varieties. Fanciful in appearance, the partially incapacitated American bison lost half of his frontmost leg following some overzealous die polishing by a mint employee. Only a few hundred examples are known to exist, virtually all in circulated grades. A rare handful are known in uncirculated grades. PCGS #: 93978 NGC ID: 22ST
