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1918-S Buffalo Nickel. MS-66 * (NGC).
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Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 3117)
The 1918-S Buffalo nickel is one of the rarest early mintmarked issues in the series, with a relatively small mintage of 4,882,000 and approximately known 4,500 survivors. Challenging in all grades, the coin is rare in uncirculated grades and particularly so in Gem grades. Both PCGS and NGC have certified just one example each in MS66 and only a collective few dozen in the grades of MS65.
Obverse: James Earle Fraser's famous and simple design depicts a Native American chief with the word LIBERTY from 1-2 o'clock. The date is placed on the lower left of the chieftain's bust.
Reverse: A full portrait of the bison, Black Diamond, with the words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA at the top periphery with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM just underneath. The denomination FIVE CENTS is spelled out at the bottom. For the Type 1, the denomination is embossed on a flat surface.

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GSID:	3117
Coin Date:	1918-S
Denomination:	5c / Five cents
Designation:	MS
Mint Mark:	S
Mint Location:	San Francisco
Mintage:	4,882,000
Coinage Type:	Buffalo nickel
Coinage Years:	1913-1938
Composition:	75% copper; 25% nickel
Strike Type:	Business
Diameter:	21.2 mm
Weight:	5 gr
Coin Shape:	Round
Designer:	James Earle Fraser
Obverse Lettering:	LIBERTY, 1918
Obverse Designer:	James Earle Fraser
Reverse Lettering:	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, FIVE CENTS
Reverse Designer:	James Earle Fraser
PCGS #:	3940
NGC ID:	22RK
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