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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

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

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

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

1937 Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:46:43 +0000

The Philadelphia Mint went crazy again with 1937 Buffalo Head 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 Head 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.

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

PCGS 1937 S MS65 Buffalo Nickel CV $60
US $56.00

Originally posted 2009-03-17 21:07:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1938-D Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:07:13 +0000

The 1938 Buffalo Head Nickel was only minted at the Denver Mint. It is approximated the Denver Mint struck 6,620,000 coins. The run of coins minted was quite good and collectors should not have trouble in finding an uncirculated mint condition 1938 Buffalo Head Nickel.

1938 was the last year for the Buffalo Head series. Many of the coins made were bought up and stored by collectors and dealers because they thought the coins would be more valuable. The PCGS price guide shows a value of $20,000 for a coin in MS68 condition, but only $345 for a coin in MS67 condition.

1938 D S BUFFALO INDIAN HEAD NICKEL PCGS MS 65
US $175.00

1938 D BUFFALO INDIAN HEAD NICKEL NGC MS 66 WW LK
US $74.00

Originally posted 2009-03-20 18:24:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1931-S Buffalo Head Nickel

Randy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:14:39 +0000

The 1931 Buffalo Head Nickel was only minted at the San Francisco Mint. Only 1,200,000 Coins were produced.

The San Francisco Mint's run of coins was a pretty good mintage in terms of quality. The coins produced were above average. Many uncirculated mint coins are available for purchase. What is rare or scarce is coins that have full complete details.

An interesting note with 1931 Buffalo Head Nickel. The San Fransciso Mint's only made 194,000 coins in it's first mintage of 1931 Buffalo Heads. The director of the mint at that time, Mary O'Reilly requested that more coins be made. She did not want the low number of coins causing them to become rare and inflating their value. A second run of coins was minted bringing the total coined to 1,200,000.

FREE S H KEY LO MINTAGE FULL HORN 1931 S BUFFALO NICKEL
US $34.95

1931 S Buffalo Nickel VF
US $20.00

Originally posted 2009-03-10 20:48:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

1918/7 D Buffalo Head Nickel Keydate Coin

Randy — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:38:51 +0000

The 1918/7 D Buffalo Head Nickel is considered a Keydate coin for the Buffalo Head Nickel series. The coin was minted at the Denver Mint. It is estimated that only 100,000 of these coins were minted.

Barney Bluestone is credited with the find and it was printed about in 1931 in an auction catalog. The coin collecting community was slow to find out about 1918/7 coin. The result is that coins in quality condition are very hard to find. The usual coin will vary from very good to very fine.

It is believed that the 1918/7 D Buffalo Head Nickel coins were struck from one set of dies that were pretty worn.

The prices on the 1918/7 D coin can vary from $1,400 for G-4 to $375,000 for MS-65. These prices are based on PCGS Graded Coins.

1918 7 D Buffalo Nickel Great Overdate NGC VF 25 Nice
US $5,675.00

KEY RARE ERROR 1918 7 D BUFFALO NICKEL 18 OVER 17 DATE
US $599.95

Originally posted 2009-02-26 18:25:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter