1917-D Buffalo Nickel. MS-65 (PCGS).,Beautiful brilliant, silvery surfaces are fully lustrous with a smooth satin texture. Very well produced with sharp striking detail to most features, this is a conditionally scarce Gem from a mintage of 9,910,000 pieces. There was not much numismatic interest in mintmarked coins in 1917, so relatively few were saved. When interest developed on a large scale with the advent of popular holders in the 1930s, Gem Buffalo nickels of early dates were found to be rare.,From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired from Angel Dees, June 2007.,