1913-S 5C Type 2 MS(PCGS#3923)

1913-S 5C Type 2 MS (PCGS#3923)

The March 2013 Baltimore Auction

Lot Description: 1913-S Buffalo Nickel. Type II. MS-67 (PCGS). Secure Holder. An attractive Gem Buffalo nickel from the second design type in the first year of the series. Nicely struck for the issue with nearly complete shoulder and head details on the reverse, areas that are often far weaker than seen on this ultra-Gem specimen. Its mintage of just over 2.1 million pieces is the third lowest in the design type, 1913-1938. As noted in the Lange reference on the series (2nd Edition, 2000): "In all grades this date is scarcer than its D-Mint counterpart, particularly with a full date and LIBERTY. Choice pieces are scarce, Gems truly rare." The present Gem exhibits a full date and a fairly bold if somewhat soft LIBERTY, but the overall aesthetic and physical quality of the coin more than makes up for a touch of softness in the designs. One of just three examples of the date called MS-67 by PCGS, with none finer. You won't find a finer Type II 1913-S Buffalo nickel in a PCGS holder, and we expect more than one Registry Set participant will take note of this beauty.