1918-D, 8 over 7. PCGS Genuine, damage. Our grade is Sharpness of VF-30 with slight porosity. Popular 20th century overdate variety missing from most Buffalo Nickel collections. Due to increased demand for minor coins during the economic boom time of the First World War, the Engraving Department at the Philadelphia Mint (which makes dies for the branch mints as well) was engaged in the production of both 1917 and 1918-dated nickel dies in the last weeks of 1917. In order to ship as many dies to the branch mint at Denver as quickly as possible for the facility's 1918 delivery, the Philadelphia Mint mistakenly took a 1917-dated obverse die and gave it a second impression from a 1918-dated hub. The Denver Mint received this obverse die, mated it with a reverse die, and produced an unknown number of 1918/7-D Buffalo nickels. Most grade VG-Fine today, and it is likely that this overdate went unnoticed until several years after its release
(PCGS # 3939) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
Buffalo Nickels
