★ Highly Elusive Choice AU 1918/7-D Nickel ★

1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.This is an exceptionally high grade example of this elusive and conditionally challenging Buffalo nickel overdate. Both sides are lightly toned with appealing silver-blue and champagne-apricot iridescence, the latter color closely confined to the borders. The surfaces are pleasingly smooth and the often seen pattern of die erosion is present around the peripheries on both sides. Central striking detail is soft, as is the definition to the word LIBERTY and the bison's head, but otherwise we note suitably bold features that include a sharp 7 underdigit. Most known 1918/7-D nickels were retrieved from circulation many years after the coins were produced, and today the majority of certified pieces are confined to the lowest grades (Good and VG are typical). Survivors grading Fine or better are decidedly in the top half of the extant population, while in AU-55 the present offering certainly numbers among our finest for this overdate in recent memory. A significant bidding opportunity for advanced Buffalo nickel or variety collectors to add an important condition rarity to their collection.PCGS# 3939. NGC ID: 22RJ.

Estimate: $15000