1917 Buffalo Nickel

1917 Buffalo Nickel

51,424,029 is the number the Philadelphia Mint coined of the 1917 Buffalo Nickel. Most of the the coins minted were a of pretty good quality,  problems with some of the dies that were used caused some of the coins to have some surface problems making them look gritty.

9,190,800 is the number of coins the Denver Mint struck and the mint in  San Francisco made 4,193,000 coins. Most of the coins minted in Denver were of an “ok” quality but finding coins with really fine details would be a difficult task.  The coins struck at the  San Francisco Mint were weak in some of the details of the coin’s key points .

Two interesting varieties are known with the 1917 Buffalo Nickel.

At the Philadelphia Mint Doubled Die Reverse coins have been found. The Denver Mint also had a problem with the dies overlapping creating some coins with 3 1/2 legs on the reverse. With the collectors this is a popular coin to collect.

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1918 Buffalo Nickel Keydate Coin

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