The Buffalo Nickel was struck for circulation from 1913 to 1938 at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mint facilities. Mintages cover a fairly wide range from a low of just 970,000 pieces for the 1926-S to a high of more than 100 million for the 1936. Many of the earlier dates of the series command premiums …
The Buffalo Nickel shares the same specifications as the prior series for the denomination. The composition consists of 75% copper and 25% nickel. Each coin has a standard weight of 5 grams, or 77.19 grains, with a diameter of 21.2 mm. The edge of the coin is plain. For pieces struck at the Denver or …
For historians, 1913 produced a number of momentous events. On the political front, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th president of the United States, and Richard Nixon was born. For U.S. citizens, the 16th amendment introduced the Federal income tax. For psychologists, Sigmund Freud published Totem and Taboo. For the numismatist, the year brought a change to …
PCGS Director of Education Michael Sherman reviews the influence that strike has on determining a coin’s grade. In this video, learn as you review different Buffalo Nickels. Each qualifies as uncirculated, yet differences in the strike of each coin determine the variety of numerical grades.
Source: Coinweek With more than two dozen dates costing less than $20 each and a half-dozen costing less than $2 each, a set of Very Fine to Extremely Fine grade ‘Normal Date’ Buffalo nickels can be completed without spending more than $350 on any one coin. Overdates, doubled dates and 3-Legged errors would not be included in …
Classic US Coins – Building a Set of Buffalo Nickels at Very Low Cost Read More »
Introduced in 1913, the Buffalo nickel was an early hit with collectors and a major circulation workhorse through 1938 when the series ended. The coins continued to circulate after they were no longer produced and typically were found well-worn, sometimes with no visible date. Even today one can find a nicely circulated example in change on occasion. …
Buffalo Nickels: A Brief History and a Sampling of Values Read More »
source Chief Iron Tail and a buffalo 1918-1919 OKHS Interesting photo… Black Diamond was born in 1893 of a bull and cow given to the zoo by Barnum and Bailey (most reports claim his age to be 20 at the time of his demise) The popular Indian Head, or Buffalo, five-cent coin (nickel) was introduced …
by Bill Fivaz, NLG (Presented by Mark Watson, WINS#13)(Part 2 of 5) Source 1. The key area to look at to determine wear on this series is the Buffalo’s hipbone and the flank underneath it. 2. If the hipbone shows the “Mesa Effect,” it is not technically mint state. This “Mesa Effect” is illustrated below …