Split Tail Buffalo Nickels 1913 TO 1938

On the reverse of the Buffalo Nickel the tail must exhibit full spread of the end of the tail. They will exhibit 90% to 100% of the full length of the ends of the Buffalo’s tail hairs. Whether or not a coin exhibits this depends on the striking pressure the dies were set to when the coin was struck. This will be a First Strike.

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