1915-S 5C MS(PCGS#3929)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1324

Grade

MS66

Price

5,280

Lot Description

1915-S Buffalo Nickel. MS-66 (PCGS). Lovely reddish-apricot iridescence drifts over both sides of this lustrous and satiny example. Fully struck otherwise, the central high points exhibit plenty of emerging to bold detail. One of the scarcest Buffalo nickels produced up to that time, the 1915-S can be challenging to locate even in Choice Mint State. Examples grading finer than MS-64 are rare. A mintage of 1,505,000 coins helps to explains this issue's conditionally challenging nature, but the more significant factor is softness of strike. Ideally suited for inclusion in a high quality Buffalo nickel set, this impressive coin numbers among the finest example of the 1915-S that we have offered in recent memory. Provenance: From the Silver Springs Collection. PCGS Population: 35; 10 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 3929. NGC ID: 22R9. Click here for certification details from PCGS.