This week’s series facts are for Buffalo Nickels. This series, along with the Morgan Dollars, is one of the most collected of all U.S. coins. If you would like to add to or discuss this desirable series, be sure to log in and add your two-cents, or five-cents, worth!
Buffalo Nickels:
1. The series runs from 1913 to 1938, with none issued in 1932 or 1933.
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[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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BOOKS:
American Numismatic Association. Counterfeit Detection, Volumes I & II. ANA. Colorado Springs, CO, 1983 & 1988.
Barsness, Larry. The Bison in Art. Northland Press. Fort Worth, TX, 1977… Continued...
[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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ANACS – Formerly owned by the American Numismatic Association and now under commercial ownership, it authenticates, grades and encapsulates coins.
BROADSTRIKE – A coin struck outside of the restraining collar. Broadstrikes are oversize in… Continued...
[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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The numismatic community was surprised in 1989 with the announcement that three 1927(P) nickels had been certified as “specimen” strikings by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Since that time, two additional examples of this remarkable issue… Continued...
[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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MINTAGE: 5,769 (Ranking 7/7)
RARITY: While its mintage is miniscule by the standards of recent decades, this is the most readily available of proof Buffalo… Continued...
[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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MINTAGE: 4,420 (Ranking 6/7)
RARITY: Though both the mintage and survival rate of this date greatly exceed those of all previous Buffalo Nickel proofs, the… Continued...
