This is part of the designers initials!
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the date it's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. Values for average coins are $1.00-$3.00 also 1936 has the highest mintage of all Buffalo nickels.
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the date it's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. Values for average coins, as of 8-26-11, are $1.00-$3.00 also 1936 has the highest mintage of all Buffalo nickels.
The "E" is actually an "F" and all Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the date. It's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. Values for average coins, as of 8-26-11, are $1.00-$3.00 also the 1936 has the highest mintage of all Buffalo nickels.
"F" is designer's initial (James Fraser) rather than a mint mark. The mint mark, if there is one, would be located on the back under the words FIVE CENTS. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information
To clear things up:The coin is called a buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel rather than "bison"."F" is not a mint mark, but rather the initial of the coin's designer James E. Fraser. Prior to 1968 mint marks were located on the reverse side of the nickel.Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the date it's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. Values for average coins are $1.00-$3.00 also 1936 has the highest mintage of all Buffalo nickels.
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.
F, not E The letter F is the monogram of the coin's designer James Fraser.
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the date it's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. Values for average coins, as of 8-26-11, are $1.00-$3.00 also 1936 has the highest mintage of all Buffalo nickels.
The "E" is actually an "F" and all Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the date. It's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. Values for average coins, as of 8-26-11, are $1.00-$3.00 also the 1936 has the highest mintage of all Buffalo nickels.
"F" is designer's initial (James Fraser) rather than a mint mark. The mint mark, if there is one, would be located on the back under the words FIVE CENTS. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information
To clear things up:The coin is called a buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel rather than "bison"."F" is not a mint mark, but rather the initial of the coin's designer James E. Fraser. Prior to 1968 mint marks were located on the reverse side of the nickel.Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
Until 1968 most US coins carried their mintmarks on the reverse side. The "F" under the date is the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser. The mintmark position for all buffalo nickels is under the words FIVE CENTS. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
The "F" you see under the date is NOT a mintmark, it's the designers James Earle Fraser initial. The mintmark (if it has one) is on the back under "FIVE CENTS". The likely value is 25 cents to $1.00 In addition the coin is called a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel, but not "buffalo head" because it shows the entire animal :)
F is the initial of the designer and not a mint mark. All buffalo's are imprinted with an f.
8-6-11>>> 1936 Buffalo nickel (note spelling) is the highest mintage and very common regardless of any mintmark with values from 10 cents to $1.25 for most circulated coins. NOTE: The F you see is the designers initial not an mintmark. The mintmarks are on the reverse under 5 CENTS.
There's no E mint mark. You're seeing the letter F which is the initial of the coin's designer, James Earle Fraser. The mint mark, if there is one, is on the back of the coin.