If you think about it for a minute, how many pennies or nickels have you seen that are the size of a silver dollar?
What you have isn't a coin and it isn't from 1877. It's a modern novelty item that can be bought in stores and used in a display or possibly as decoration. For example, I have a "Lincoln cent" tray on my desk that's copper in color but is about 120mm in diameter. It's absolutely not a penny, it's for paper clips or coffee cups.
None, the first Indian Head design was the 1854 Indian Head one dollar gold coin, the 1859 Indian Head cent was next, then the 1908 $10.00 gold eagle and the last was the 1913 Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickel. The design has never been used on a silver US coin.
Buffalo head nickels were never made of silver. See the related question below for the value of a regular 1934 nickel.
The Chief 1899 $5 dollar silver certificate is paper money.
From your description this is not a US Mint product, it's a privately minted replica of the 2001 American Buffalo silver dollar, the value is for the silver only, about $26.00.
Buffalo nickels, like modern nickels, are made of 75% copper and 25% nickel, NOT silver. 1935 is a common date, worth a dollar or two in average condition and upwards of $25-30 if uncirculated. A 1935-D is worth a little more.
No. The U.S. Mint only struck the American Buffalo silver dollar in 2001.
The 2001 American Buffalo silver dollar was issued as Uncirculated (D mintmark) & Proof (P mintmark). Both have the same current market value of $100.00.
It stands for James Earle Fraser, the designer of the Buffalo nickel. Since the buffalo silver dollar borrows the design of the buffalo nickel, Fraser's initial is placed on it also.
All silver one dollar American Buffalo coins are dated 2001. Look at the coin again and post new question.
Sorry, no Buffalo nickels were ever struck in silver.
That's not an actual dollar coin, but rather a silver bullion round. The coin might not have a date, but it should at least mention its weight. As of 19 February 2014, silver is worth $21.84 per troy ounce.
None, the first Indian Head design was the 1854 Indian Head one dollar gold coin, the 1859 Indian Head cent was next, then the 1908 $10.00 gold eagle and the last was the 1913 Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickel. The design has never been used on a silver US coin.
Buffalo head nickels were never made of silver. See the related question below for the value of a regular 1934 nickel.
All Indian Head/Buffalo nickels were made from copper-nickel. None of them were struck in silver. So the answer is zero.
The coins are also called buffalo nickels but none of them were struck in silver.
The Chief 1899 $5 dollar silver certificate is paper money.
From your description this is not a US Mint product, it's a privately minted replica of the 2001 American Buffalo silver dollar, the value is for the silver only, about $26.00.