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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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.
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1936 Buffalo Nickel
1936 Buffalo Nickel
The 1936 Buffalo 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 of the 1936 Buffalo Head Nickel. 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 Buffalo Nickel. 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 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 the Denver Mint. 1936 Buffalo Head coins minted with only 3 1/2 legs on the buffalo. Overlapping on the dies caused the problem.
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