1913 5C Type 1 (Regular Strike)
Series: Buffalo Five Cents 1913-1938
- PCGS #:
- 3915
- Designer:
- James Earle Fraser
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- 21.20 millimeters
- Weight:
- 5.00 grams
- Mintage:
- 30,992,000
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
- Auction Record:
- $79,313 • MS68+ • 04-21-2021 • Legend Rare Coin Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1913 5C Type 1
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 75,000 |
| 60 or Better | 20,000 |
| 65 or Better | 8,000 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-2.2 |
| 60 or Better | R-2.8 |
| 65 or Better | R-3.4 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 3 / 3 |
| 60 or Better | 3 / 3 |
| 65 or Better | 3 / 3 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 71 / 72 |
| 60 or Better | 69 / 72 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 66 / 72 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 MS68+ PCGS grade
D.L. Hansen Collection |
| #1 MS68+ PCGS grade |
#2 MS68 PCGS grade
High Desert Collection (PCGS Set Registry) |
#2 MS68 PCGS grade
Angel Dee's Toned Set - Legend Rare Coin Auctions 12/2016:55, $28,200 |
#2 MS68 PCGS grade
Larry Shapiro Collection - Heritage 5/2007:2041, $29,900 - Heritage 1/2009:3633, $18,400 - Heritage 4/2014:5535, $22,325 |
#2 MS68 PCGS grade
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| #2 MS68 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS68 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS68 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS68 PCGS grade |
The first year of issue for the extremely popular Buffalo nickel series. the original mintage was huge, 30,992,000 coins. In 1913, there were two types of Buffalo nickels struck. With this, the first type, the Buffalo on the reverse stands on a mound with the words "FIVE CENTS" on the mound below the Buffalo. But the "FIVE CENTS" was high in the design relief and it was quickly noted that the inscription of the denomination wore down very quickly. The Mint then changed the reverse design, keeping the Buffalo on the mound, but sinking the "FIVE CENTS" inscription into a depressed area in the design below a straight line below a much smaller mound. Thus we have 1913 Type 1 and 1913 Type 2 Buffalo nickels.
The 1913 Type 1 Buffalo nickel is by far the most common of the early (pre-1934) Buffalo nickels. Several thousand Gem MS65 and better examples survive. This issue is typically well struck. Luster is usually satiny and good. While this is not a particularly rare coin, it does have two things going for it. It is the first year of issue and it is a one-year-only type coin.
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