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PCGS Number: 38429 Coin Date: 1913-D Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Variety: Buffalo, Type 1, 2 Feathers Variety 2: FS-401 Desg: MS Mint Mark: D Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 5,337,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel Coinage Years: 1913 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 raised ground. General Notes: The 1913-D Type 1 Buffalo nickel was struck to the tune of 5,337,000 pieces. Bearing a design in which the bison on the reverse stands on a mound, the 1913-D Type 1 Buffalo nickel is relatively scarce and is sought after as a first-year, one-year only type coin. Examples are somewhat easy to locate through the Gem Uncirculated grades, though it is a decidedly tough coin in MS67 and rare in MS68, with the latter claiming only 3 known PCGS-slabbed examples. PCGS #: 38429 NGC ID: 22PX
