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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

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1913 Buffalo Head Nickel Interesting Varieties

Randy — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:34:38 +0000

Their are 4 different varietes of the 1913 Buffalo Head Nickel. 3 varieties for Type I and 1 variety for Type II.

At the Philadelphia Mint an overlapping on the reverse die caused one of the front legs of the buffalo to become very unclear and created what is know as 3 1/2 legs. This affected coins in the Type I series.

At the Denver and San Francisco Mints problems with the obverse die caused the disappearance of the third feather. The coins affected were in the Type I series

The last interesting variety was from the Philadelphia mint. Some of the coins were found to have slight die doubling in the date area of the coin.

1913 D Ty2 5c Buffalo Nickel VG A048
US $125.00

1913 Ty1 5c Buffalo Nickel CH BU A049
US $37.00

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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.

BUFFALO NICKEL SCARCE 1925 P AU UNCIRCULATED
US $33.99

1925 P BUFFALO NICKEL FAST FREE SHIPPING
US $14.25

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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
US $1,499.99

NICE 1926 D BUFFALO NICKEL
US $25.00

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1935 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:19:26 +0000

The 1935 Buffalo Head Nickel was struck at all 3 mints in 1935. The Philadelphia Mint struck 58,264,000 coins. The Denver Mint coined 12,092,000 strikes and the San Francisco Mint minted 10,300,000 strikes.

The coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint were a pretty good run of coins with regard to the quality of the coins. With such a high mintage (over 58 million coins) you should be able to find some nice coins in uncirculated mint condition. What is scarce is mint coins with perfect details.

Coins from the Denver Mint were also made with pretty good quality.
1935 D Buffalo Head Nickels in uncirculated mint condition should not be hard to find. What will be much more difficult is finding coins that are Mint condition coins with flawless details.

The coins minted in San Francisco were a average run of strikes.
Finding coins in uncirculated mint condition with nice details will be a tough job and coins that are flawless are even harder to find.

Some interesting die varieties exist with the 1935 Buffalo Head Nickel. The Philadelphia Mint had some coins with a Doubled Die Reverse and the Denver Mint had some coins repunched mintmarks.

1935 1936 1937 BUFFALO HEAD NICKEL FULL DATE $2 ROLL
US $24.00

1935 P Buffalo Nickel Double Die Rev XF
US $400.00

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1930 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Sun, 30 May 2010 02:24:19 +0000

The 1930 Buffalo Head Nickel was only minted at 2 mints in 1930. The Philadelphia Mint struck 22,849,000 coins and the San Francisco Mint struck 5,345,000 strikes. The Denver Mint did not make any Buffalo Head Coins.

The Philadelphia Mint had an OK run of coins with most of the coins in the average range. Finding coins that are in near mint condition or above can be done, but it might take some looking for.

The coins from the San Francisco Mint were a little better that the ones from the Philadelphia Mint. Finding coins in Mint condition or near mint condition is very possible.

For collectors one of the nicest points of the 1930 Buffalo Head Nickels is the prices are very reasonable for coins with in near mint condition.

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

Buffalo Nickel Hobo hand carved 1930 eagle
US $40.00

Originally posted 2009-03-09 19:14:30. 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.

★1929 S Buffalo Nickel Only light wear BEAUTIFUL★A467
US $25.00

1929 5C Buffalo Nickel Uncirculated
US $11.25

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1913 Buffalo Head Nickel, The First Year

Randy — Mon, 24 May 2010 00:59:33 +0000

1913 was the first year the Buffalo Head Nickel (also known as the Indian Head Nickel) was minted. Each of the 3 Mints, Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco took part in producing the coins.

In 1913 Buffalo Head Nickel was made in two types. Type I was the inital release. On the reverse the buffalo and the word Five Cent is on a raised mound. In Type II the buffalo is on a flat plain and the word Five Cents is recessed. The mint realized that the type 1 raised areas would wear more quickly and made the changes. Only the first coins made from 1913 were Type 1. Type 2 coins were made from 1913-1938.

The Philadelphia mint minted 30,992,000 Type 1 coins and 29,856,186 Type 2 coins.

The Denver mint made 5,337,000 Type I coins and 4,156,000 Type II coins.

The San Francisco mint struck 2,105,000 Type I coins and 1,209,000 Type II coins. The San Francisco Type II is considered to be one of the key date coins of the Buffalo Head Nickel coins.

The Philadelphia Mint minted 1,520 Type I proofs along with 1,514 Type II Matte Proof coins.

1913 D Ty2 5c Buffalo Nickel VG A048
US $125.00

1913 Ty1 5c Buffalo Nickel CH BU A049
US $37.00

Originally posted 2009-02-19 21:42:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1917 Buffalo Head Nickels

Randy — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:35:55 +0000

51,424,029 is the number the Philadelphia Mint coined of the 1917 Buffalo Head 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 Head 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.

1917 BUFFALO NICKEL MS 63 PCGS 8122
US $157.49

1917 D BUFFALO NICKEL SEE PICTURES
US $10.50

Originally posted 2009-02-24 22:05:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1936 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:19:28 +0000

The 1936 Buffalo Head Nickel was produced in mass quantity by the Philadelphia Mint. 118,997,000 coins were minted. This was the highest number of coins minted in one year for the Buffalo Nickel. The coins minted were a pretty good overall quality. You should be able to find some nice coins for your collection. Be aware coins with in mint condition with perfect details will be be a tough find.

The Denver Mint struck 24,814,000 coins. The coins minted were a pretty good quality and really nice ones can be found easily. Coins in mint condition with perfect details exist, but they are just hard to find.

The San Francisco Mint made 14,930,000 1936-S Buffalo Head Nickels. The San Francisco run of coins was the best of the 3 mints. Coins with perfect details exist and are not as rare as the coins produced at the other 2 mints.

Some interesting notes for the 1936 Buffalo Head Nickel. 1936 was the first year since 1916 that the Philadelphia Mint struck proof coins. 4.420 proof coins were made.

An interesting variety exists from Denver Mint. Buffalo Head coins minted with only 3 1/2 legs on the buffalo. Overlapping on the dies caused the problem.

1935 1936 1937 BUFFALO HEAD NICKEL FULL DATE $2 ROLL
US $24.00

1936 S BUFFALO NICKEL MS 65 PCGS 8107
US $112.49

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