This is a PCGS graded coin. You will receive the coin pictured. You are purchasing a 1917-S Buffalo Nickel graded MS64 and CAC Approved. An attractive Choice example of this early series issue, with sharply detailed design elements and satiny mint luster, under low-intensity shades of golden-tan toning. The 1917-S becomes scarce in grades above the MS64 level.
Coin Features:
PCGS graded MS66
CAC Certified
Known as a Buffalo Nickel
Obverse: Indigenous Man Head facing Right with Braid and Two Feathers
Reverse: Buffalo Facing Left Incuse Mound designed to Protect the Words Five Cents from Wear
Buffalo Nickels Type 2 (1913-1938) Removal of the mound upon which the reverse bison stood created the second type design for this popular five cent type. The Buffalo nickel, also known as the Bison head or Indian nickel was struck for 25 years from 1913 to 1938. It remains one of the most iconic designs in U.S. numismatics. Created by sculptor James Earl Frasier, the coin features a realistic Indian portrait on the obverse and a representation of a bison on the reverse. Both of these motifs were intended to represent lifelike portraits, a departure from the stylized works on previous coins. The bison was modeled after “Black Diamond” a then living buffalo from the New York Central Park Zoo. The Indian portrait was a composite made from three separate actual Native American models. This classic design was a product of the rare coin renaissance that changed the face of U.S. coinage from 1907 – 1921. This is an excellent coin to add to your collection.
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