1937 D 3 LEGS BUFFALO NICKEL PCGS MS-62 Start Price USD 3,575.00 Current Price USD 3,575.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, June 28, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Location portland See more about '1937 D 3 LEGS BUFFALO NICKEL PCGS MS-62' Description     1937 D 3 LEG BUFFALO NICKEL PCGS MS-62   1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS62 PCGS. The Three-Legged nickels have been collector favorites since their discovery, with the 1937-D leading the herd. Mint State examples such as the present piece are particularly popular. The strike is solid by the standards of the issue, lustrous Rich silver-blue and peach gold toning drapes luminous, lightly abraded surfaces --a wispy mintmark line at the 3rd leg missing that dissipates at different angles is noted for accuracy and may have kept this coin from a higher grade level   Excellent visual appeal for the grade     SHIPPING BY REGISTERED MAIL 3-7 DAYS  USPS REGISTERED / INSURANCE. Registered mail signature required registered addresses only please     We’re here to answer any questions we appreciate your business very much And thank you for looking at our ad and picture bellow are some facts on the buffalo nickel that we hope you find interesting Sincerely Martinibrothers   7 day RETURN POLICY, BUYER PAYS FOR RETURN SHIPPING—and must have insurance with tracking number for return (or non eligible) (Item’s must be in EXACT same condition as shipped) and a 5% charge for eBay fees. Buyer takes all responsibility on returns, unless the item is misrepresented A full refund will be issued   In 1937, an inexperienced Denver Mint employee improperly used an abrasive stick in an attempt to remove clash marks from a Buffalo nickel reverse die.  In the grinding process, the bison's foreleg was removed, and coining was then resumed with the "repaired" die.  Before inspectors realized the goof, a small quantity of "three-legged" nickels escaped into circulation.   From that moment to this very day, the 1937-D Three-legged variety has been one of the most desired Buffalo nickels, with a legacy of solid price advancements to prove it.  The last several years have been especially good, as has the coin market in general.  Buff collectors needn't fear overpricing, though, because if held long term, the 1937-D Three-legged variety has always moved higher and higher.    The correct name for this coin series is the Five-Cent Indian Head.  However, the true Buffalo Nickel aficionado has a dislike for that term and anyone who insist on using it.  That may be the proper name but it wasn't in the language of the people during the minting years or the exciting period between 1940 and 1960 when you could still find Buffalo Nickels in your pocket change.  It is, and always will be the "Buffalo Nickel". Technically, it is a bison on the reverse, not a buffalo.  Buffaloes are found mostly in India and Africa, not in the United States. The miss-use of the name arose when the first settlers saw the bison and didn't know what they were. They thought this animal was similar to the Asian Water Buffalo, and started calling them buffalo for lack of a better name - the name stuck.  So, our American Buffalo is not a true buffalo.  Its closest relative is the European Bison or Wisent and the Canadian Woods Bison.  Because our history has so ingrained in us the name "Buffalo", we still use it, and "Bison" and "Buffalo" are used interchangeably.  The Sioux Indian name for this animal is "Tatanka". The top four (4) die varieties are the 1916/1916 doubled die obverse, the 1918/7-D doubled die obverse over-date, the 1935 doubled die reverse, and the 1937-D 3-Legged Buffalo.  No Buffalo Nickel collection is really considered complete without the "Big-4". Place a Bid!