| Firm | Sale Type | Name | Date | Notes | Lot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers & Merena | Auction | The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale | Aug-2010 | 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel. FS-101 (FS-016.5). AU-58 (NGC). This is a very rare overdate that eluded numismatists for more than a decade after it was produced. The 1918/7-D resulted from the Philadelphia Mint's simultaneous preparation of 1917-dated and 1918-dated Buffalo Nickel dies at the end of the former year. One of these obverse dies was first sunk from a 1917-dated hub but then subsequently rehubbed from a 1918-dated hub. Shipped west to the Denver Mint, the overdate obverse was used to strike an unknown number of 1918/7-D Nickels. Given the paucity of survivors in numismatic hands, the original mintage of the 1918/7-D must have been very small. The first examples were not identified until 1931, further compounding the rarity of high-grade survivors in today's numismatic market. At the near-Mint level, the coin we offer here is certainly far finer than the typical survivor. The surfaces reveal only minimal wear that leaves plenty of bold-to-sharp definition in most areas. The toning is mostly silver-gray in hue, although more direct angles call forth vivid golden-apricot undertones that are particularly pronounced on the reverse. A few wispy blemishes notwithstanding, the surfaces are overall smooth and possessed of uncommonly strong eye appeal for this elusive overdate. A rare find for the advanced Buffalo Nickel specialist. |
| PCGS # | Service | Cert # | PCGS Pop | PCGS Pop Higher | PCGS Price GuideSM Value | Set Registry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3939 | NGC | 2030738009 | 43 | 57 | $30,000.00 |
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