1936 5C Satin PR(PCGS#3994)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3156

Grade

PR68

Price

4,880

Lot Description

Gorgeous bright silver surfaces are fully untoned on both sides of this crisply impressed, semi-reflective specimen. The 1936 is the first Proof Buffalo nickel produced since 1916. Rarer than the only other Proof Buffalo nickel of its era - the 1937 - the 1936 has a mintage of 4,420 pieces. Nearly two-thirds of the coins struck were made with a satin finish, as here, though the number of Brilliant and Satin Proofs known for the date are about equal in today's numismatic marketplace. Both variants are noteworthy condition rarities at the Proof-68 level, which fact confirms the significance of the present offering for the quality conscious collector.