1917-S 5C MS(PCGS#3936)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1439

Grade

MS65

Price

4,560

Lot Description

Delicate champagne-apricot iridescence drifts over otherwise silver gray surfaces. This is a well struck coin in a San Francisco Mint Buffalo nickel, a bit light in the centers, yet bold to sharp elsewhere. Rare any finer than MS-65, James Earle Fraser's all American design seldom appears finer where the 1917-S is concerned, and we expect strong competition when this nickel crosses the auction block.