1913 5C Type 2 MS(PCGS#3921)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4185

Grade

MS67

Price

4,560

Lot Description

Pale champagne-gold and powder blue iridescence flows over silky smooth, satin to softly frosted surfaces. A sharply to fully struck beauty with exceptional quality and eye appeal. The Philadelphia Mint began striking examples of the new design for the Buffalo nickel on May 10, 1913. In addition to placing the denomination FIVE CENTS within an exergue below the straight ground upon which the bison now stands, the Type II design features smoothed fields that displays less of the textured finish of the Type I. The 1913 Type II is readily obtainable in most grades but in Superb Gem Mint State, as here, it emerges as a noteworthy condition rarity.