Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 11

Coin and Currency Auction

Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 667		1928-S Buffalo Nickel. MS-60. Lightly toned with pleasing hues. Typical softness in the strike, but good luster throughout. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $288
Lot 668		1929-D Buffalo Nickel. PCI graded MS-65 " Weak Strike". As noted on the insert "weak strike", as usual for the date. Good luster, and this is how most are found. This one is set apart from the herd by its clean surfaces which give it a leg up on the competition. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 669		1931-S Buffalo Nickel. These grade Very Fine to Extremely Fine. One of the lowest mintage dates of the entire Buffalo nickel series! Don't pass these up if you're a dealer. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details	Realized $69
Lot 670		1934 Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. Sharply impressed by the dies and with good luster throughout. We note traces of an old fingerprint on the reverse. A nice coin for the date. Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details	Realized $276
Lot 671		1934-D Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-65. Golden russet to reddish hues in the color department, with excellent luster in the fields. As to the strike, it is good enough, not razor sharp, but enough so to keep this one above average. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 672		1937 Buffalo Nickel. Proof 65. A brilliant, platinum color, spot-free gem. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 673		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. 3 legged. NGC graded MS-64. Here is one of the few near gems to be graded by either grading service of this immensely popular variety. We note some tawny gold toning on the obverse, with a splash of multicolored hues around the bison's head on the reverse. NGC has graded 105 this high, with 36 graded higher, similar numbers at PCGS. Well struck and always in demand for the curious feature on the reverse. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 674		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. 3 legged. PCGS graded AU-55. One of the great stories in American numismatics, this clashed die was lapped a bit too agressively and the foreleg of the bison was filed past the bone clear down to the field! All that remains is the poor beast's hoof. Clean surfaces and a good strike, with a full horn on the bison. Natural tawny gold in color. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $719
Lot 675		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. 3 legged. AU-50. Steel gray and clean for the grade, with just a few light hairline scratches on the obverse. Well struck on the obverse, the reverse is characteristically weak. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $529
Lot 676		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. 3 legged. EF-45. One of the classic rarities of the series, the "3-legged" variety was created by lapping the reverse die to remove clash marks. A bit too much metal was removed from the, including the foreleg of the bison. A couple of minor ticks from circulation, but a full horn and all the diagnostics are clear. Perfect for the collector. Estimated Value $300 - 375. View details	Realized $541
Lot 677		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. 3 legged. NGC graded VF-25. A pleasing problem-free example of this popular 20th century mint error. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 678		1938-D Buffalo Nickel. MS-63 to MS-65. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 679		A lovely Buffalo nickel set. This set includes all the regular mint issues and lacks only the error coins, 1918, 8/7-D and 1937-D 3 legged. Grades range from Very Good to Brilliant Uncirculated. A nice set that is mounted in a brown Dansco coin album. Lot of 64 coins. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 680		A partial set of Buffalo nickels. This set grades from Very Fine to Uncirculated. Mounted in a blue Whitman coin album, 49 different dates are included. A delightful set that gives the date collector a lot to work with, especially with so many nice circulated dates. Missing the rare ones, of course, but many scarce dates are present. Lot of 49 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 681		A lot of nickels, 1883 to 1956. This lot includes some better dates, like a 1912-S and several better date Buffalos. Only a single Jefferson nickel, a 1956 proof. Grades range from About Good to Extremely Fine. Two small single row boxes of 2X2 cardboard holders. Carefull study recommended. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $403
Lot 682		1943-S Jefferson Nickel struck on a Zinc Coated Steel Planchet! NGC graded MS-63. An extremely rare error, perhaps even Unique, as Judd notes the existence, but doesn't state if more than one is known. This looks very similar to a regular Jefferson nickel of the war period, but when examining the lettering and date, we note they are drawn up towards the rim as the smaller cent planchet expanded into the collar during striking. Excellent surfaces for the grade, with no troublesome marks or scratches that are so often seen when a smaller planchet is used than normal, the ejection equipment didn't scrape or mark this piece at all. Good luster throughout and a premium error that is extremely rare and almost never available. This particular coin had been put away for many years and was recently coaxed out of hiding for our sale. The error is noted on the NGC insert, and currently in holder #1270632-002. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 683		1943-S Jefferson Nickel struck on a Fiji/Australia Sixpence Planchet! NGC graded AU-58. A delightful error which is possibly unique, or certainly extremely rare at least. The smaller planchet was fed into the coining press and this dies produced a fairly normal looking Jefferson nickel, however, the right side shows only a fraction of the lettering and base of the digits in the date (enough so to identify this as a 1943). On the reverse, the large "S" over Monticello confirms this is a wartime issue. Somewhat softly struck on the steps and upper curls as this thinner planchet simply didn't have enough metal between the dies to fill in all the high points. Apparently this one circulated briefly before being saved, but is still very lustrous and appealing. A foremost rarity for the error specialist, and while not as well known as the 1943 copper Lincoln cents, is no doubt rarer and struck during the same time period and circumstances. The error is noted on the NGC insert, and currently in holder #1270632-004. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 684		Jefferson Silver War Nickel struck 40 % Off Center (No date or mintmark). PCGS graded MS-62. This coin was struck off center towards 7:30 o'clock, just enough to miss the last digit of the date, and enough on the reverse to miss the mintmark. As this is struck on a silver planchet, we know that the date would have been 1942 to 1945, when the necessities of a mechanized war required more useful nickel for the war effort, while silver had little use by comparison. Hence the composition of nickels was changed to copper, silver and manganese during the war. The surfaces of this coin show five dull scrapes hidden on Jefferson's coat, and two more short ones from the rim to his nose, and these account for the grade. Many off center coins have these scratches, perhaps they are caused by the planchet ejection equipment or some similar process. On the reverse, there is a minor dark planchet streak in the blank area. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $334
Lot 685		Jefferson nickel set, 1938 through 1985 including proof only issues. This set grades from Uncirculated to Proof. Also of note is a 1939 with a doubled die reverse (with ANACS papers) that grades About Uncirculated 50 included as a duplicate at the end of the second album. Mounted in two blue Whitman albums, and a quality collectors set. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 686		A type set of Nickels. This set includes the following: 1867 with Rays EF-45; 1883 Shield EF-45; 1883 No Cents Liberty, EF-45; 1907 AU-55; 1913 Type I Buffalo MS-60 and 1938-D Buffalo MS-60. A nice group for the collector. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $368

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