1937 5C MS67 Certification #72075832, PCGS #3980

Designer: James Earle Fraser Content: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Weight: 5.00 grams Diameter: 21.20 millimeters Edge: Plain Mint: Philadelphia Production Strikes: 79,480,000 General Description: The Type II Buffalo nickel is similar to the Type I of 1913 except for the reverse. The Type II features a restyled area at the bottom of the reverse. The buffalo previously standing on raised ground is now on a line or plane. The inscription FIVE CENTS, earlier on the mound, is now in a recessed portion below the line, thus protecting it from wear. This style was produced from 1913 through the end of the Buffalo motif in 1938. (Source: Bowers, Q. David. “United States Coins by Design Types - An Action Guide for the Collector and Investor”. Edited and updated by Mike Sherman, PCGS CoinFacts) The 1937 is the most common Buffalo nickel in circulated grades and the second most common in mint state and Gem condition (after the 1938-D). The strike is typically sharp and the luster is typically frosty. (David Hall, PCGS CoinFacts) Exemplar Notes: Acquired from Rick Horetsky, 10/2012

David Hall

The 1937 is the most common Buffalo nickel in circulated grades and the second most common in mint state and Gem condition (after the 1938-D). The strike is typically sharp and the luster is typically frosty.