Denver Buffaloes Include Three-Leg Error - NumisMaster
Nov 3
The Buffalo nickel came along at an interesting time in American history. Many collectors still remember when it could be found in circulation, but in trying to assemble a set today and finding that coins especially from branch mints like Denver are usually tougher, we can sometimes forget the collection conditions as they existed back in 1913 when the first Buffalo nickel was produced.
First off, the nickel was worth a lot of money. You could get lunch and a beer for a nickel. The five-cent cigar was commonplace, though whether they were good or not is the subject of a famous saying.
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