1919 5c

Coin / United States of America / 5c / Buffalo Nickels / 1919 / Philadelphia

The 1919 Buffalo nickel is a relatively common Philadelphia-minted issue and circulated issues are available in adequate supplies; Gems are also reasonably common, at least by the standards of early Buffalo nickels. Nearly 61 million 1919 Buffalo nickels were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, and a few dozen examples are graded by PCGS and NGC as high as MS67, with one certified by NGC as an MS68.

Country United States of America
Year 1919
Serie Buffalo Nickels
Denomination 5c
Mint Philadelphia
coinage-type Buffalo nickel
desg MS
designer James Earle Fraser
diameter 21.2
edge Plain
material 75% copper; 25% nickel
mintage 60,868,000
ngc-id 22RL
obverse-description James Earle Fraser's famous and simple design depicts a Native American chief with the word LIBERTY from 1-2 o'clock. The date is placed on the lower left of the chieftain's bust.
pcgs-link 3941
pcgs-number 3941
reverse-description A full portrait of the bison, Black Diamond, with the words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA at the top periphery with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM just underneath. The denomination FIVE CENTS is spelled out at the bottom. For the Type 1, the denomination is embossed on a flat surface.
weight-grams 5
year-display 1913-1938