PCGS Number: 569446
Coin Date: 1919
Denomination (Short): 5c
Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
Variety: Doubled Die Obverse
Variety 2: FS-101
Desg: MS
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 60,868,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel
Coinage Years: 1913-1938
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 21.2
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 5
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: James Earle Fraser
Edge: Plain
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.
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.
General Notes: 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.
NGC ID: 22RL

1919 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101