1914/(3) Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. MS-63 (PCGS). Here is a handsome Choice Mint State example of this intriguing variety. Both sides exhibit dominant pearl gray patina with iridescent golden-apricot undertones. First reported by R.A. Medina in 1996, this overdate seems to be traceable to a working hub that transferred the feature to a number of working dies, at least one of which was shipped to the San Francisco Mint. Controversy surrounds this variety, however, with some numismatic experts skeptical that it is a true overdate, hence PCGS more recent attribution of this variety as 1914/(3). Even so, this variety remains popular with specialists, especially those who recognize the rarity of high grade Uncirculated survivors. From the Larry H. Miller Collection. From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
