1915 5C PR(PCGS#3992)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2243

Grade

PR67

Price

26,400

Lot Description

This is an amazing Superb Gem that borders on pristine. The smooth and satiny surfaces are enhanced by lovely peripheral toning in reddish-orange, pinkish-rose and powder blue iridescence. The strike is 100% full, as befits the method of manufacture, and the eye appeal is outstanding.<p>The penultimate issue in the early Proof Buffalo nickel series, the Mint struck 1,050 examples of the 1915 for sale to contemporary collectors. The 1915 mirrors the 1914 as one of the best produced and most consistently attractive Proofs of the type. Where the two issues differ is in rarity, for the 1915 is scarcer in an absolute sense and considerably rarer in the highest grades. In fact, only the 1916 is rarer in terms of total number of coins known. The highest graded specimen awarded a Gold CAC sticker, this outstanding and thoroughly PQ specimen would do justice to the finest Buffalo nickel collection or specimen type set.