The 1929-D Buffalo nickel is common in lower circulated grades and scarcer in better grades. It has a mintage of 8,370,000, though not a huge supply of specimens in MS65 or better. While one of the toughest Denver-minted issues in the series at any point after 1928, itÂ’s not nearly as rare as most of the earlier mintmarked issues.
| coinage-type | Buffalo nickel |
| desg | MS |
| designer | James Earle Fraser |
| diameter | 21.2 |
| edge | Plain |
| material | 75% copper; 25% nickel |
| mint-mark | D |
| mintage | 8,370,000 |
| ngc-id | 22SF |
| 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 | 3967 |
| pcgs-number | 3967 |
| 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 |