1937-D Buffalo Nickel. FS-901. 3-Legged. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.This is a premium quality coin for both the variety and assigned grade and is worthy of the strongest bids. The strike is superior; most design elements are sharply defined and the bisons shoulder and tail display emerging to bold detail. The lustrous surfaces are virtually brilliant and just a few faint blemishes away from a full Gem rating. The ever-popular 3-Legged Buffalo nickel came about as a result of clashing that occurred when the obverse and reverse dies struck each other in the absence of an intervening planchet. Such processing troubles are common in most mints, and these occur when the planchet feeder tube gets clogged or simply runs out of planchets to feed into the press. When noticed by mint employees, clash marks are removed by filing down the fields ever so slightly. In the case of this famous issue, however, die filing also removed the bisons right foreleg. Traces of unrelated die rust or spalling (die wear) are also noted on this reverse: along the bisons back below the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM, on its rear legs, and in the field below its belly. These features are always present on genuine examples.<p>Thanks to having been discovered in the year of issue, this variety is fairly available in grades through at least the middle to upper reaches of AU. Mint State examples can also be had with some patience, but only if one is willing to accept the subdued luster and/or poor striking quality that characterize most such pieces. As a very well produced and preserved near-Gem, the coin offered here is a noteworthy condition rarity that is sure to please even the most discerning numismatist.From the Beasley Collection.
