Buffalo Nickel

1937 Buffalo Nickel. Kenneth Bressett Signature. MS-68 (NGC).

An exquisite example of both the type and issue, this satin-smooth Superb Gem borders on numismatic perfection. Both sides are fully struck, the surfaces enhanced by delicate iridescent gold toning toward the rims. The nearly 80 million nickels struck in 1937 makes this one of the single most available of all Buffalo nickels. Examples even turn up in change occasionally to this day, often the first exposure most people have to the design and even to numismatics in general. While by no means a rare coin even in Uncirculated condition, few Buffalo nickels of any date or mint are known at such a high level of preservation. While NGC records 21 grading events in MS-68, and three finer in MS-68+, these figures almost certainly include resubmissions. A virtually unsurpassable coin for the Buffalo nickel specialist who demands only the finest.

PCGS# 3980. NGC ID: 22SV.

NGC Census: 21; 3 finer (all MS-68+).

Estimate: 2200