1913 Buffalo Nickel, The First Year
1913 Buffalo Nickel
The 1913 Buffalo Nickel was the first year it (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 Nickel was made in two types. Type I was the initial 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 Nickel coins.
The Philadelphia Mint minted 1,520 Type I proofs along with 1,514 Type II Matte Proof coins.
1913 Buffalo Nickel For Sale on Ebay
 Buffalo Nickel Collection 1913 1938  US $95.50
|
 1913 BUFFALO NICKEL TYPE 1 PCGS MINT STATE 66 GEM OLD GREEN HOLDER RARE US $300.00
|
Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Categories: 1913-1919, Buffalo Nickel, Key Date Tags: 1913 Buffalo Head Nickel, 1913 Buffalo Head Nickle, 1913 buffalo nickel, 1913 buffalo nickels, 1913 D Buffalo Head Nickel, 1913 P Buffalo Head Nickel, 1913 S Buffalo Head Nickel, 1913 Type I Nickel, 1913 Type II Nickel, buffalo nickel, Five Cent, Indian Head Nickel, Matte Proof coins, Type I coin
1927 Buffalo Nickel
1927 Buffalo Nickel
The Philadelphia Mint struck 37,981,000 coins of the 1927 Buffalo 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 Buffalo Nickel For Sale On Ebay
Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Categories: 1920-1929, Buffalo Nickel, Key Date Tags: 1927 Buffalo Head Nickel, 1927 buffalo Nickel, 1927 D Buffalo Head Nickel, 1927 P Buffalo Head Nickel, 1927 S Buffalo Head Nickel, 3 1/2 legs, die variety, Indian Head Nickel, Key Date
1937 Buffalo Nickel
The 1937 Buffalo Nickel
The Philadelphia Mint went crazy again with 1937 Buffalo Nickel and minted 79,480,000 coins. Not as many as in 1936 but still a lot of coins. The run of coins was pretty good and uncirculated mint coins are very available. What is rare is coins in mint condition with perfect details. The Philadelphia Mint minted 5,769 proof 1937 Buffalo Nickels. This was the last year the proof coins were made for the Buffalo Nickel series.
The Denver Mint struck 17,826,000 coins. This was a very good run of coins. Coins with perfect details are available. An interesting variety exists for the 1937-d Buffalo Head Nickel. A 3 legged coin was minted when a mint worker made an adjustment to the reverse die. The 3 legged coin has become one of the most popular coins in the series.
The San Francisco Mint struck 5,635,000 coins. This also was a above average run of coins. Finding coins in uncirculated mint condition should be pretty easy.
1937 Buffalo Nickel For Sale On Ebay
 Collection set of Buffalo Nickels 1913 p to 1937 d s US $49.99
|
 1937 Buffalo Nickel 5 Five Cents US Coins Motherzitos PHILADELPHIA US $300.00
|
 1937 Buffalo Nickel US $13.01
|
 1937 S GEM BU BUFFALO NICKEL TONED NO RESERVE MUST SEE US $15.50
|
Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Categories: 1930-1938, Buffalo Nickel, Key Date Tags: 1937 Buffalo Head Nickel, 1937 Buffalo Nickel, 1937d buffalo head nickel, 1937p buffalo head nickel, 1937s buffalo head nickel, 3 legged buffalo nickel, buffalo nickel, buffalo nickel 1937, die varieties, Indian Head Nickel, silver buffalo nickel, three legged buffalo nickel