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Buffalo Nickel’s Availability Not Logical

by NumisMaster on February 8, 2010

in NumisMaster, U.S. Coins

The 1926-S Buffalo nickel has to rank as one of the more difficult dates to predict in terms of price in the past century. When a date like the 1926-S seems to defy logic that usually means that there are a number of factors at work and that can make an already interesting date all the more fascinating.

The 1926-S Buffalo nickel has a mintage of 970,000. There were very few coins in the past century that had mintages below ...

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Jefferson nickels are finally getting some attention. As they do, it could be frustrating for a while to attempt to figure out which of the many long-overlooked dates will turn out to be better.

One good bet, however, is likely to be the 1949-S, which has a lot of things going for it in terms of being one of the higher priced Jefferson nickels. The different designs used on Jefferson nickels over the past few years seem to have caused some new interest in the ...

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1913 nickel gains faster

by Numismatic News on December 28, 2009

in Numismatic News, Rare Coins, U.S. Coins

With every bit of evidence that the mini-Depression of 2009 is behind us, and signs pointing to economic recovery and expansion, collectors will have the rare opportunity to ring in the New Year at the Florida United Numismatists convention with the Heritage auction featuring, amid other rarities, one of the five known examples of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel.

It has a rich history and a performance as an investment that would please any owner. Of the five coins, two are off the market permanently in museums. The Norweb specimen was ...

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How many Buffaloes does it take to make collectors happy?  That sounds like a silly question, but considering recent trends, perhaps it is not so silly.

The Buffalo commemorative silver dollar was issued in 2001. A buffalo was put on the nickel again in 2005. Kansas has a single buffalo on its 2005 quarter and North Dakota’s 2006 quarter sports two.   There is even a Buffalo gold coin, which also was created in 2006 ...

Full Article: Buffalo fans should go back to first issue - Numismatic News

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How many Buffaloes does it take to make collectors happy?

That sounds like a silly question, but considering recent trends, perhaps it is not so silly. The Buffalo commemorative silver dollar was issued in 2001. A buffalo was put on the nickel again in 2005. Kansas has a single buffalo on its 2005 quarter and North Dakota’s 2006 quarter sports two.  There is even a Buffalo gold coin, which also was created in 2006 ...

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End Ban on Melting Cents, Nickels

by NumisMaster on August 12, 2009

in NumisMaster, U.S. Coins

Having seen Editor Dave Harper's recent blog (July 14, reprinted in the July 28 Numismatic News) suggesting the time is now to lift the ban on melting U.S. Mint pennies and nickels, I just had to write and say I strongly agree.

There are many reasons for lifting this ban. First, the U.S. Congress passed legislation creating four great new reverse designs for the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln penny, so any pennies struck this year cannot be considered...

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The latest batch of US Mint coin production figures are now available and they show several noteworthy changes in June. Lincoln cents jumped, quarters and Presidential dollars rose more modestly, and Jefferson nickels leveled out between mints.

June Coin Mintage Totals by US Mint Facility

Denver Philadelphia Total
Unidentified Lincoln Cents 164,400,000 64,400,000 228,800,000
Jefferson Nickel 480,000 0 480,000
Unidentified Quarters 26,600,000 42,600,000 69,200,000
Unidentified Presidential $1s 14,280,000 41,020,000 55,300,000
Total 205,760,000 148,020,000 353,780,000

 

US Mint year-to-date coin figures are updated at the beginning of each month, enabling mintages to be calculated as they are above. Notice the increase in Lincoln Cents — especially from Denver...

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It may well be time to take a new look at old Jefferson nickels. With two years of special designs and now a new regular design, the older Jefferson nickels will slowly but surely begin to disappear. As they do, there might be some increased interest in completing collections.

While the historic pattern is not always evident in large numbers, the fact remains that as an old design...

Full Article: Could Wallflower Nickel Grab Collector Attention? - NumisMaster

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2009 Dimes & Nickel Production StoppedThe United States Mint has halted production of circulating 2009 Jefferson nickels and 2009 Roosevelt dimes for the rest of this year, according to the latest issue of Coin World. As the dime and nickel production graphs show, the stoppage creates historic, staggering low mintages for the two coins — levels not seen since the 50s.

Coin Word’s Paul Gilkes reports the US Mint made the announcement on April 23, and included details of a scale back in producing for other circulating coins, like the three remaining 2009 Lincoln Pennies.

It’s not that the public or collectors dislike the new coins. Quite the opposite, in fact. Collector demand for 2009 circulating coinage is exceptionally high. It’s all about...

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Liberty 5¢ spread huge

March 23, 2009

Two grading services dominate the market – Professional Coin Grading Service and Numismatic Guaranty Corp. The value of a coin can vary widely depending on the slab in which it resides. I’ve noticed that PCGS coins frequently bring more than comparable NGC graded coins….
Ful Article: Liberty 5¢ spread huge – Coin Values

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Hard Economic Times Hurt Nickel’s Chances

January 18, 2009

The 1896 Liberty Head nickel is not a great rarity. It is, however, one of the last better Liberty Head nickel dates and it also tells us a great deal about collecting during the period. That makes it an interesting coin to own and to study.
Coin collecting was having trouble in 1896 simply because the [...]

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The First Nickels – NumisMaster

November 6, 2008

On April 11, 1866, the 39th Congress passed an act authorizing the first five-cent nickel. President Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln’s successor, signed the bill on May 19, 1866.  It had only been a year since Lincoln’s death, which might explain the gloomy imagery on the nickel’s obverse. One critic said the shield and branches resembled [...]

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Denver Buffaloes Include Three-Leg Error – NumisMaster

November 3, 2008

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 [...]

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Survivors not mintages key to “S” Buffaloes – Numismatic News

October 28, 2008

Buffalo nickels have always been popular. A large part of that popularity has to be traced to the James Earle Fraser design, which was only the second time a coin of the United States was created using a real Native American as the model. Couple that with a large and impressive bison on the reverse [...]

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Mint resurrects Fraser’s Indian Head 5-cent designs – Coin World

October 6, 2008

The 1913 Indian Head, Bison on Mound, 5-cent coin, as issued by the United States Mint, did not represent the designs and finish as sculptor James Earle Fraser had intended for the circulating coins.
The designs as seen on the 22-millimeter, Uncirculated 2008-W American Buffalo .9999 fine gold $10 coin more closely resemble what Fraser envisioned [...]

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