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1938-D/D 5c Buffalo MS

1938-D/D/D/S Buffalo 5c NGC MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo ANACS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo NGC MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo NGC MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo NGC MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo NGC MS67
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCI MS64
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D 5c Buffalo PCGS MS65
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins

1938-D/D Buffalo 5c PCGS MS66
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins




















Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 3148)
The 1938-D/D Buffalo nickel is a common variety that is widely collected by Buffalo nickel enthusiasts. It’s not a particularly scarce coin in the absolute sense, and hundreds have been certified by both PCGS and NGC in a grade as high as MS67. NGC has to date certified 9 in MS68.
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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