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[L#0185] 1913 5C TYPE 1 PCGS MS67

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
[L#0185] 1913 5C TYPE 1 PCGS MS67
Lustrous and almost devoid of any color. A very pleasing example of this popular first year issue. Struck with technical exactness throughout including the Indian's hair and braid, the buffalo's head, horn, shoulder, and hindquarters, and showing a nice split tail.

The Type I Buffalo Nickel is a one-year only design, with the reverse being modified mid-year to accommodate placement of the words FIVE CENTS in a lower, more protected area. After the first coins were struck and well into circulation, Mint officials became concerned that the denomination would wear too rapidly. The necessary change was made by revising the ground on which the buffalo stands and placing FIVE CENTS in a lower portion in the field situated between a raised ground line and the rim.