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1937 5c PR
1936-1937 Brilliant Finish 5c PR (3995TYPE)
1937 5c NGC/CAC Proof 66
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68 * Color *
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c PCGS Proof 68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c PCGS Proof 68 ex: D.L. Hansen
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5C 1937 NGC PR68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68 * Color *
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c PCGS Proof 68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c PCGS Proof 68 ex: D.L. Hansen
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68 * Color *
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c NGC Proof 68
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1937 5c PCGS Proof 68
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Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 3159)
All 1937 proof Buffalo nickels were made with the brilliant finish introduced later in the previous year. With a mintage of 5,769 this was the largest production of proof Buffalo nickels for the entire series, and the vast majority are still around today for collectors. Well more than half are known in PR65 or better, and indeed the bulk of these proofs are encountered in the PR64-67 range. Several dozen have been certified by PCGS and NGC in PR68, and PCGS has graded two as PR69. 1937 marked the last year of proof production for the Buffalo nickel, as the following year saw the introduction of the Jefferson nickel, which exclusively represented the proof nickels of 1938.
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.
Dealers OnlyCatalog Detail
| GSID: | 3159 |
| Coin Date: | 1937 |
| Denomination: | 5c / Five cents |
| Designation: | PR |
| Mint Mark: | P |
| Mint Location: | Philadelphia |
| Mintage: | 5,769 |
| Coinage Type: | Buffalo nickel |
| Coinage Years: | 1913-1938 |
| Composition: | 75% copper; 25% nickel |
| Strike Type: | Proof |
| Diameter: | 21.2 mm |
| Weight: | 5 gr |
| Coin Shape: | Round |
| Designer: | James Earle Fraser |
| Obverse Lettering: | LIBERTY, 1937 |
| Obverse Designer: | James Earle Fraser |
| Reverse Lettering: | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, FIVE CENTS |
| Reverse Designer: | James Earle Fraser |
| PCGS #: | 3996 |
| NGC ID: | 278Z |
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