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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 3992 Coin Date: 1915 Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Variety: Matte Finish Desg: PR Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 1,050 Strike Type: Proof 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 1915 proof Buffalo nickel continued the decline in mintage from 1914, with only 1,050 struck — the second-lowest mintage for the series. The majority of 1915 proofs are encountered in the PR64-66 range, with a few dozen in PR67 and about a dozen in PR68 as graded by PCGS and NGC. The latter firm also slabbed one with a grade of PR69. PCGS #: 3992 NGC ID: 278U
