US Buffalo Nickel 5¢ Coin 1937-S San Francisco -Five Cents-

  • One U.S. Five Cents Coin
  • CONDITION: Circulated
  • Unique Pictures of the actual item available in this listing. - Colors are slightly off due to the light and metal reflectivity. Two pictures are taken with a hand-held camera and two pictures with a scanner at 1200 dpi. The scanned coin looks dark due to the reflectivity of the metal.
  • General Information:
  • A nickel is also known as: 5¢ piece, five cents, five-cent piece, 1/20th of a US Dollar, $0.05, "nick".
  • This design is primarily now known as a Buffalo nickel and colloquially as an Indian Head nickel. It was struck by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938.
  • Both the obverse and reverse designs are by sculptor James Earle Fraser. He was born on November 4, 1876 in Minnesota, USA, and died on October 11, 1953 in Connecticut. Besides this nickel design his other most famous piece is End of the Trail. He also did many sculptures, statues, and medals.
  • The Obverse-side Text Inscriptions: LIBERTY (year) (mint marks are on obverse)
  • If it has not worn off there is an incused letter "F" below the year/date. This is an initial for Fraser.
  • The Obverse-side Images: A composite type portrait of several people.
  • The Reverse-side Text Inscriptions: UNITED•STATES•OF•AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM FIVE CENTS
  • If the coin bears a mint mark it would be below Five Cents on the reverse.
  • The Reverse-side Images: The Buffalo is an American Bison.
  • Liberty is defined as the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM roughly translates from Latin to: Out of many, one - which was the common motto from the USA seal from the late 1700's until 1956 when the motto officially became In God We Trust. This coin only had the first common motto.
  • At our store we specialize in Collectible Objects of interest, value, beauty, historical importance or other Objet-d'art. Scout our store for a wide variety of nostalgic, strange, and unique stuff.


  • This ITEM is ON-HAND and READY TO SHIP to the LUCKY WINNER DIRECTLY from us in the USA!
    •



    International Buyers & Shipping to non-USA addresses please note:

  • Customs / Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
  • Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. In some situations some items are not allowed to be sent to your country because of the buyers import laws, buyers please check that an item is allowed to be sent to your country.
  • These charges are normally collected by the shipping delivering freight company or when you pick the item up.  Do not confuse them for additional shipping charges from me.
  • The amount reported to Customs for merchandise value is the amount of the items plus the amount of shipping
  • We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gift" - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.

    ID: ds1292

    • Powered by SixBit
    Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution