1915-S Buffalo Nickel. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC. Here is a truly exceptional example of this semi-key date Buffalo nickel. Lustrous surfaces exhibit a smooth satin to softly frosted texture that borders on pristine. Lightly toned in iridescent champagne-gold, both sides also offer razor sharp to full striking detail over virtually all design elements. Even the central high points exhibit emerging to bold definition, and the word LIBERTY is essentially complete, if a tad soft overall. Many 1915-S nickels are noticeably blunt in the centers and along the upper right obverse border. It is little wonder that this outstanding premium Gem ranks among the finest known to PCGS.<p>One of the scarcest Buffalo nickels produced up to that time, the 1915-S can be challenging to locate even in Choice Mint State. Examples grading finer than MS-64 are rare. A mintage of 1,505,000 coins helps to explains this issues conditionally challenging nature, but the more significant factor is the aforementioned striking softness. Ideally suited for inclusion in a high quality Buffalo nickel set, this extraordinary coin is the finest example of the 1915-S that we can recall offering.
