The rarest Indian head nickels are all error coins. Values shown are fair market retail prices as of 02/2015
> 1914 with the date re-cut from a 1913 coin : $240 in worn condition, up to $69,000 in MS-66
> 1916 with a recut "16" : $3750 in worn condition, up to $455,000 in MS-65
> 1918-D with the date re-cut from a 1917 coin : $1100 in worn condition, up to $262,000 in MS-65
> 1937-D with one leg of the buffalo missing due to an overpolished die : $525 in worn condition, up to $119,000 in MS-67
1913 is the first year for Indian Head nickels.
Indian Head nickels (a/k/a buffalo nickels) were minted from 1913 to 1938.
Indian head penny
Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickels were struck before Jefferson nickels (1913-1938) Liberty nickels were struck before Indian Head nickels (1883-1912)
Indian head penny
Liberty head nickels were made from 1883 to 1912. Nickels from 1913 to 1938 are Indian head nickels.
The US first issued nickels in 1866, and Indian head (buffalo) nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo* nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. [*] Nickels depicting an Indian head on one side and a buffalo on the other are called Indian head nickels OR buffalo nickels, but not "buffalo head" nickels because they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
The first Indian Head nickels were struck in 1913.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo* nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. [*] Nickels depicting an Indian head on one side and a buffalo on the other are called Indian head nickels OR buffalo nickels, but not "buffalo head" nickels because they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo* nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. [*] Nickels depicting an Indian head on one side and a buffalo on the other are called Indian head nickels OR buffalo nickels, but not "buffalo head" nickels because they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
The two rarest Indian Head pennies are the 1877 and the 1909-S.