PCGS Number: 569436
Coin Date: 1920-D
Denomination (Short): 5c
Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
Variety: 2 Feathers
Variety 2: FS-401
Desg: MS
Mint Mark: D
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 9,418,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel
Coinage Years: 1913-1938
Mint Location: Denver
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 1920-D Buffalo nickel is a scarce issue in all grades, with even circulated examples above Fine to Very Fine proving difficult to locate. In uncirculated and especially Gem levels, the 1920-D Buffalo nickel is actually rarer than most other Denver-mint issues in the series. All told, 9,418,000 examples were struck and fewer than 5,000 remain, with less than 100 in MS65 or above. Fewer than a dozen examples are certified by PCGS and NGC as MS66, and only one is presently slabbed by NGC as an MS67. All of the MS66s take five-figure prices, many of them getting run up high in auction scenarios when two or more Buffalo nickel registry set collectors are bidding on the same piece.
NGC ID: 22RR

1920-D 5c 2 Feathers FS-401