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[L#0190] 1923-S 5c PCGS MS64

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
[L#0190] 1923-S 5c PCGS MS64
Minor flatness to the details of the hair and high points of the hair braid as well as typical mushy appearance of the buffalo. Pleasing original nickel-gray with shades of reddish amber and a few splashes of blue.

What appears as weak striking on buffalo nickels and other United States coins of the 1910s and `20s is caused by a combination of factors. In some instances the dies were set too far apart to make a complete impression. This was done as an economy measure to reduce wear on both the dies and press and to thus extend their useful life. Such economy was practiced even more vigorously during the 1920s, as the budgets of most governmental departments were slashed by the parsimonious Harding and Coolidge administrations.