Lot 1158
1914, 4 over 3. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. A hint of light tone on both sides. No flyspecks on this coin. The best example we have ever seen. Here is one of the most memorable examples of this famous overdate extant. It is lightly toned in a beautiful, nicely balanced combination of diaphanous gold over resilient silvery nickel luster, which serves to highlight very choice, virtually flawless surfaces. Much glittering mint luster is seen on, within, and throughout the devices and fields. The strike is reasonably sharp given the worn condition of the dies. Since the discovery of the variety in 1937, a number have come to light in all grade levels, though usually circulated, while Gem quality specimens are exceedingly rare. Once this specimen is sold, it may be years before another of its caliber is available. The opportunity to include a superlative example in the ultimate PCGS Registry set of Buffalo Nickels is now.
Writing in 2000, David W. Lange reports that the Mint used at least two different obverse dies in the production of 1914/3 Nickels. One obverse displays a series of horizontal die scratches (as made) above the date. Lange suggests that these die scratches may have been from the efforts of Mint employees to efface the remaining features of the 3 underdigit. Pop 2; 2 finer in 66 (PCGS # 93924) .
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
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