Diameter: 21.2 mm
Mintage: 970,000
Weight: 5 grams
Metal: 75% copper, 25% nickel
Edge: Plain
Designer: James Earle Fraser
The lowest-mintage Buffalo nickel, the 1926-S is a key date and famously rare with a sharp strike.
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