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1918/7-D 5C AU55 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:18,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1918/7-D 5C AU55 PCGS
<B>1918/7-D 5C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Among the most popular <I>and </B></I>rarest of the Buffalo nickel varieties, the 1918/7-D bears a close kinship with the 1918/7-S quarter and the 1942/1 (P and D) dime errors. All were dual-hub errors produced in a wartime rush to produce minor coinage to stimulate the economy. The 1918/7-D nickel is second only to the 1916 Doubled Die Buffalo in rarity. Most examples encountered grade only Very Good, a function of their discovery a dozen or more years after they were produced. <BR> This incredible, high grade example boasts still-lustrous grayish-gold surfaces on each side that are minimally abraded. The obverse is an early die state, with only a trace of the normally small, diagnostic die crack that runs onto the Indian's cheek from near the braid. The misshapen designer's initial F looks like a P on this variety, also diagnostic, and both the horizontal crossbar and diagonal downstroke of the 7 are bold and complete under the 8. The reverse boasts a full horn and is lightly rotated (20 degrees) counterclockwise.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James E. Fraser<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>\)
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