Lot 944
1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. PCGS graded Proof 67. Well struck. An attractive example. A blazing beauty of a gem, in fact, if readers will forgive a bit of hyperbole! The satiny surfaces are alight with bright nickel gray sheen.
Proof coins of the Indian head/buffalo nickel type that were struck for sale to collectors from 1913-16 are referred to as "matte" Proofs, but this is misleading. True matte Proofs have a dullish sand-blast finish dissimilar to the surfaces seen on these, and this technique of Proofing was used by the Mint exclusively for its gold coinage of 1908 and 1911-15. The Proof nickels of 1913-16, like the cents of those years, actually possess a satin finish. This varies in texture from one date to the next and even within a single year's coinage. When found pristine, like the 1913 Type 2 offered here, these coins are extremely beautiful and visibly distinctive from currency strikes. Only 1,514 Proofs struck.Pop 40: Pop 40; 4 finer in 68. (PCGS # 3990) .
Estimated Value $4,600 - 4,800.
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