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Nickel · $0.05
1913 Pattern & Experimental Coins
Key Features
- Judd-1950, struck in nickel - Designer: James Earle Fraser - 17 struck on January 13, 1913 - Differences from regular issue: no F below the date, wider obverse rim, rougher surface - Record: $195,500 for a PR65 (Legend, 2013)
Intriguing History
On January 13, 1913, the Mint struck seventeen patterns of James Earle Fraser's new Buffalo nickel. These Judd-1950 pieces have no F initial under the date, a wider rim and a rougher surface. Two went to the Smithsonian, and one was sealed in the cornerstone of All Souls Church in Washington, D.C. Others went to Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh, Fraser and Mint officials. The finest known sold for $195,500 in 2013.