1937 Typical Die Clash TDC-5C-1937-01

Description

On the final year of James Earle Fraser's Buffalo Nickel, TDC-5C-1937-01 preserves a typical die clash showing specific transferred design elements: the E and the U R of PLURIBUS appear as clash marks from the reverse, while the Indian's throat from the obverse transferred onto the reverse die. Cataloged by MadDieClashes, this variety provides a detailed record of which design elements transferred during the planchet-free die contact event. The 1937 Buffalo Nickel — the last regular issue before Felix Schlag's Jefferson Nickel replaced it in 1938 — features a Native American profile on the obverse and a standing bison on the reverse, both high-relief designs that produce distinctive clash patterns. The Indian's throat creates an easily identifiable curved clash mark on the reverse, while the PLURIBUS letters from the reverse leave their incuse impression in the obverse fields. Die clashes on the final year of a design series hold historical interest as documentation of late-series production conditions.

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