A very original coin that shows the slightly "speckled" charcoal grey toning that sometime shows up on Branch Mint Nickels into the early 1920's.  Well struck for a '17-S, with good overall detail on the Bison including a full split tail end. The Obverse die was just slightly older; while well defined LIBERTY shows just a bit of mush near the rim.  A few tiny rim marks from brief circulation, otherwise I felt it could have certified higher.  VERY tough to find in this grade, especially with this strike, as most existing coins have been too abused to certify.

PCGS 3936.55/50339135