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Lot 1200

1919-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck and fully lustrous. Premium quality for the grade. One could spend a considerable amount of time searching and not find a 1919-S nickel that has been more carefully made than this important premium quality strike. In contrast to the typically offered survivor, the present example is bold-to-sharp in detail with no areas of bothersome incompleteness on either side. Silver-gray surfaces shimmer with full satin luster, and there appear to be just one or two trivial abrasions precluding an even higher grade. A coin that will have no difficulty serving as a highlight in a specialized buffalo nickel collection.

This is a difficult branch mint date to locate, especially when one is looking for strong eye appeal. The majority of the 7.5 million coins produced display soft strikes at the central highpoints. This point also serves to limit the grade of many appealing Mint State survivors, with the consequence that one will often experience wasted time locating examples at or near the Gem threshold (PCGS # 3943) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.

 
Realized $4,320



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