1919-D 5C MS(PCGS#3942)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3141

Grade

MS65

Price

7,930

Lot Description

This vividly toned example exhibits even champagne-apricot iridescence on the reverse while the obverse is even more striking in a target-like blend of reddish-orange, powder blue and champagne-pink. Near-fully struck, and uncommonly so for this challenging issue, lustrous surfaces are also remarkably smooth in hand even for the MS-65 grade assigned by PCGS. Many numismatic experts rank the 1919-D alongside the 1920-D as the rarest Denver Mint Buffalo nickel in fully struck Gem Uncirculated condition, which fact confirms the significance of this offering for the astute bidder.