Whitman Expo
2005-D Speared Bison Nickel MS Values
Details
Popular variety with a die blemish that appears to show the Bison being impaled by a spear.
Obverse: A one-year type for the new Jefferson obverse with portrait facing right from the left periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST and 2005 appear on the right periphery with the word Liberty in script across the right middle by Jefferson's mouth.
Reverse: The reverse depicts the American Bison that inhabited the American west during Lewis & Clark's journey.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Denver
Mintage:
487,680,000
Coinage Type:
Jefferson nickel
Coinage Years:
1938-
Composition:
75% copper; 25% nickel
Mint Mark:
D
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Speared Bison
Physical Characteristics
Weight:
5 gr
Weight:
0.1608 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
21.2 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
Joe Fitzgerald, Don Everhart
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 2005, D
Obverse Designer:
Joe Fitzgerald
Reverse Lettering:
MONTICELLO, FIVE CENTS, E PLURIBUS UNUM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reverse Designer:
Don Everhart
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