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1920 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:22:53 +0000

The 1920 Buffalo Head Nickel was struck by all 3 mints. 62,093,000 were minted by the Philly Mint. 9,418,000 were coined by the Denver Mint and the San Francisco Mint made 9,689,000.

The coins made at the Philadelphia Mint were not made of the best quality. Many of the coins points' of details are weak and on most coins the luster is poor. Fortunately for collectors, with the Mint making over 62 million 1920 Buffalo Head Nickels, there are enough good coins to go around.

The coins from the Denver Mint lacked great details. Many of them were made with varying quality. Finding nice ones may proof to be difficult.

The run of coins from the San Francisco Mint were pretty lousy. Coins with full details are very hard to find, if not impossible. The reverse of many of the coins is poor because of problems with the dies when the coins were struck.

BUFFALO NICKEL 1920S 1930S FULL DATE 40 COIN ROLL
US $25.00

1920 S 5c Buffalo Nickel VF A057
US $70.00

Originally posted 2009-03-01 08:28:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1925 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:45:38 +0000

The 1925 Buffalo Head Nickels were again minted by all 3 mints. The Philadelphia Mint minted 35,565,000 coins. The Denver Mint struck 4,450,000 coins and the San Francisco mint minted 6,256,000 strikes.

The 1925 Buffalo Head Nickel struck at the Philadelphia Mint would not be considered a great run coins. Most of the coins minted were typical strikes with average details. Lacking were coins that have total details and really standout when you see them.

The coins struck at the Denver Mint also were not the best quality of coins. Most coins lacked great details. Finding a really nice coins will be difficult.

The San Francisco coins might be the worse run that the 3 mints put out that year. Coins with complete details are very tough to find. Many of the coins minted had flaws when they were made, in the areas of the lettering, the buffalo's fur and the centers of the coins.
If your looking for uncirculated coins make sure they have not been altered or cleaned before you buy.

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US $33.99

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US $14.25

Originally posted 2009-03-04 19:26:49. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1926 Buffalo Head Nickels

Randy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:15:30 +0000

44,693,000 is the number of coins the Philadelphia Mint made of the 1926 Buffalo Head Nickel. Most of the the coins minted were a of pretty good quality, Buffalo Heads with nice details should be easy to find. If your looking for the mint state perfect coins that will be another story. Coins in mint state are very scarce.

The Denver Mint struck 5,638,000 coins. The Denver Mint's 1926 D Buffalo Head Nickels were like the Philadelphia Mint and made with good overall quality. Very nice coins can be found, but finding coins with complete details will prove to be difficult.

The San Francisco mint only minted 970,000 coins. The 1926 S Buffalo Head Nickel is considered a semi-key date coin for the Buffalo series. Two reasons are: The low number of coins struck and the condition of the coins that were struck. Most coins were only average coins with OK details. Coins with full details are non-existent and coins with sharp details are quite scarce.

1926 D BUFFALO NICKEL MS 64 PCGS 8064
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NICE 1926 D BUFFALO NICKEL
US $25.00

Originally posted 2009-03-05 19:42:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1929 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:41:40 +0000

1929 Buffalo Head Nickel was a pretty low minted coin from the Philadelphia Mint, only 6,446,000 coins were made. This was the lowest mintage of strikes for the 3 mints.

The coins struck were of an average quality. What is important to note is coins with mint details are not known to exist. It is believed some problems with the dies existed and even coins with very very nice details are hard to find.

The Denver Mint struck 8,370,000 coins. These coins like the ones from the Philadelphia Mint were of average quality. Coins in mint condition are very hard to find. Even coins with above average details will be difficult.

The San Francisco Mint coined 7,754,000 strikes. The coins struck were a better overall quality than the other 2 mints. With some luck you should be able to find Coin with very very nice details.

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US $25.00

1929 5C Buffalo Nickel Uncirculated
US $11.25

Originally posted 2009-03-08 19:34:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1927 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:46:17 +0000

The Philadelphia Mint struck 37,981,000 coins of the 1927 Buffalo Head Nickel. The Denver Mint coined 5,730,000 and the San Francisco Mint struck 5,730,000 coins.

Coins from the Philadelphia Mint were made with pretty good overall quality. Quite a few coins exist in very very nice condition. What is hard to find is mint state coins with exquisite details.

The coins from the Denver Mint were another story when it comes to quality. Most of coins have only average details and finding very nice coins will prove to be difficult. An interesting die variety exist with the 1927 Buffalo Head Nickel. Die overlapping caused some of the coin to be made with 3 1/2 legs on the buffalo. You can also find some coins with overlapping mintmarks.

The San Francisco Mint's coins are considered key date coins.
Most of the coins made had above average details. The problem is finding them. There are not a lot of the exceptional coins available for sale.

1927 D BUFFALO INDIAN HEAD NICKEL 1927D US COIN
US $12.99

1927 S 5c Buffalo Nickel VF A063
US $22.00

Originally posted 2009-03-07 11:42:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1928 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:46:15 +0000

In 1928 the Philadelphia Mint made 23,411,000 coins. The 1928 Buffalo Head Nickel mint run of coins was overall a pretty good. You can find some very nice uncirculated coins that are still for sale. Finding mint condition coins with complete details might tough. The coins made in the late 20's had an overall decline in quality.

The Denver Mint made 6,436,000 coins in 1928. The overall quality of the Denver Mint's Buffalo Head coins was lousy. Not many very nice coins with above average details were struck. Coins with excellent details are not known to exist. The best news for collectors is that very nice coins are still available.

The San Francisco Mint struck 6,966,000 coins. The 1928 S Buffalo Head Nickel was a good mint run and many coins with above average details were made. Finding one should not be a problem.

1928 Buffalo Nickel
US $20.00

1928 Buffalo Nickel MS 62 ICG
US $20.70

Originally posted 2009-03-07 19:51:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1924 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:24:32 +0000

The 1924 Buffalo Head Nickel was minted at all 3 mints, Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. The Philadelphia Mint struck 21,620,000 coins. The Denver Mint coined 5,258,000 and the San Francisco Mint struck 1,437,000 strikes.

The 1924 Buffalo Head Nickels struck at the Philadelphia Mint were not a very good run of Buffalo Head Nickels. Very few if any are known to have full details. Most of the coins have some problem areas, most notably in the area of the fur of the Buffalo. Find a real nice coin might be tough.

The coins struck at the Denver Mint are difficult to find in Mint condition. You can find coins in lesser condition but they are also hard to come by.

The coins from the San Francisco mint are the hardest to come by of the 1924 Buffalo Head Nickel in any grade. Most of the coins that were made have been picked by collectors. Finding a really detailed one will be difficult.

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US $12.50

1924 s Buffalo NickelMost of Horn shows
US $59.00

Originally posted 2009-03-03 20:33:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1921 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:36:48 +0000

The 1921 Buffalo Head Nickel was only made at the Philadelphia Mint and the San Francisco Mint. The Philadelphia Mint made 10,663,000 coins and the San Francisco mint struck 1,557,000 coins.

The 1921 Buffalo Head Nickels struck at the Philadelphia Mint were some of the nicest coins made in the Buffalo Head series. Most of the coins have very nice details. Finding a choice strike should not be a problem.

The 1921 strike is the only coin in the series that has a number 1 in the date instead of the traditional stick figure.

The 1921-S Buffalo Head Nickel coins were overall a good year and most coins have nice details. Finding a nice one should not be a problem.

An interesting note. The hair braid on the 1921 coins is a little more defined and different than other coins in the series.

★1921 Buffalo Nickel 2 Feather Variety Error★ A321
US $75.00

1921 S Buffalo Nickel Nice Full Orig Date
US $49.99

Originally posted 2009-03-01 20:17:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1923 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:35:27 +0000

In 1923 the government cranked up the production of the 1923 Buffalo Head Nickels. The Philadelphia Mint coined 35,715,000 coins and the San Francisco Mint struck 6,142,000 coins.

The quality of the Philadelphia Mint's 1923 Buffalo Head Nickel is one of the best in the series. The other being the 1921 Buffalo Head Nickel also minted by the Philadelphia Mint. Finding a nice coin with very nice details should be easy.

The coins from the San Francisco Mint are just the opposite. It is easy to find coins in circulated condition but the really quality coins will be harder to find. The weak spots on the coins to look for are on the obverse in the braid area and on the reverse in the fur area on the buffalo's head.

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US $40.00

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Originally posted 2009-03-02 20:45:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter