1938-D/D Buffalo Nickel. RPM-2. Repunched Mintmark. MS-68 (NGC). A pristine, breathtaking example of this terminal issue in the perennially popular Buffalo nickel series. The surfaces are awash in vivid toning, the obverse dressed in a blend of salmon-pink, medium gold and powder blue iridescence, while the reverse exhibits warmer golden-orange patina. Well struck and essentially untouched. The Denver Mint was the sole facility to produce the Buffalo nickel in its final year. While the nation dipped back into recession in these years, demand for the coins eased off and many 1938-D Buffalo nickels sat in Treasury vaults. Collectors would have to wait until stocks of earlier coins were sufficiently depleted to warrant introduction into circulation. Many fresh rolls of coins were stashed away by speculators and numismatists, making this issue one of the most readily available of all the Buffalo nickels in Mint State. The issues availability drops off dramatically at the MS-68 level, the present example with the added desirability of the RPM-2 Repunched Mintmark attribution. A near-perfect example of one of the 20th centurys most acclaimed coin designs.
