At the time of the Buffalo Nickel’s inception, the previous lower denomination circulated coinage in America, did not picture a Native American nor a bovine for that matter. This was the new radical difference that Fraser wanted to pursue in his design for the five-cent piece. Where the sides were slightly concave like gold eagles …
Have you ever seen a Buffalo nickel carved to look like a man wearing a hat, a train car, or a guy with a walking stick? How about a Morgan dollar transformed Collection into a skull. or a Kennedv half dollar turned into a Storm Trooper? If you have seen strange pieces like these, you …
There are many coin grading standards you may occur, as this is a well researched topic. Please use this as a reference point in your own research to gain personal expertise in numismatics. Make informed decisions when purchasing. Use this reference material to guide you. MS65 (Mint State) Summary: A high quality of mint luster …
As published in the July 1931 volume of The Numismatist, this article is stating that there was confusion to whom the face was on the buffalo nickel. As there were stories from the previous eighteen years since the nickel’s inception mintage in 1913. That is not the face of Chief Two Guns Whitecalf on the …
This comprehensive list can be used as a guide to identify potential major and subsequent varieties of Buffalo Nickels.
By Leon Worden COINage magazine • Vol. 42, No. 7July 2006 There is something magical about a Buffalo nickel that has been reworked into a unique piece of art by a hobo with a crude knife or nail punch as he tramped across America in the first half of the 20th Century. Was the coin exchanged for …
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