1929-S 5C MS(PCGS#3968)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

346

等级

MS67

价格

23,402

详细说明

1929-S Buffalo Nickel. MS-67 (NGC). Exceptionally smooth satin surfaces border on pristine. Sharply struck and further enhanced by wisps of iridescent gold and apricot toning, it is difficult for us to imagine a more desirable example of this issue. The most readily obtainable San Francisco Mint nickel from the Roaring Twenties, the onset of the Great Depression prevented many examples of the 1929-S from seeing immediate distribution. Instead, thousands of coins remained in Treasury Department vaults, from which they could be obtained by collectors by direct order through 1932. After that year examples saw more widespread release, although many were quickly snatched up by contemporary numismatists before reaching general circulation. Thanks to this chain of events the 1929-S is plentiful in Mint State, although we caution bidders that few survivors as are well preserved and visually appealing as the coin offered here. NGC Census: 7; 1 finer (MS-67+). PCGS# 3968. NGC ID: 22SG. Click here for certification details from NGC.