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Obverse of 1916-S Buffalo Nickel     Reverse of 1916-S Buffalo Nickel


1916-S FIVE CENTS

PCGS No: 3933

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 11,860,000
Proofs: 0

Designer: James Earle Fraser

Diameter: 21.2 millimeters

Metal content:
Copper - 75%
Nickel - 25%

Weight: 5 grams

Edge: Plain

Mintmark: "S" (for San Francisco) on the reverse below FIVE CENTS

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Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-67's.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service

 
 

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