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1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS65 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:24,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS65 PCGS
<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS65 PCGS.</B></I> From Aubrey Bebee's 1939 "buffalo hunt" in Montana to Walter Breen's apocryphal novice coiner, Mr. Young, few modern coins have accumulated as much lore and legend as the popular 1937-D Three-Legged nickel. While a piece in any grade draws a crowd of covetous collectors, this important example, coined shortly after the inadvertent design modification, is sure to attract even greater notice. The surfaces have an unusual, distinctly frosty appearance and subtle shades of blue, lavender, and greenish-gold patina. Die erosion is present on each side, albeit in smaller patches than on most such coins, and a number of reverse diagnostics, including the line of dots from the bison's body to the ground, are less pronounced than on most examples; in fact, the tiniest fraction of the missing foreleg is still visible. Though PCGS has graded four finer examples, in terms of eye appeal it seems certain that this Gem would compare favorably to any of them (11/07).<BR><I>From The Madison Collection.</B></I><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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