The lowest singlemost minting of an Indian Head "Buffalo" Nickel was the 1926-S with a mintage of 970,000. The lowest minting for an entire year, from all mints, was 1921, with 10,663,000 units minted in Philadelphia, and 1,557,000 minted in San Francisco, for an annual total of 12,220,000 for the year. Compare that with a modern mintage of approximately 900 million units minted each year.
The 1926-S nickel had the lowest mintage of the series at 970,000. The famous 3 legged buffalo error may be the rarest.
It's not possible to answer that question across all 25 years of buffalo nickel minting. Depending on their dates, coins from any of the 3 then-active mints could be the most valuable for that particular year.
The first Indian Head/Buffalo Nickel was minted in Philadephia in the year 1913. The coin is actually called a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel, but not "buffalo head". After all, it shows the entire buffalo, not just its head :)
Look at the date and coin again, the last year a Buffalo nickel was struck was 1938.
No such thing. The last year for buffalo nickels was 1938.
1937
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The last year of minting for the 'Indian Head' nickel (some times called the 'Buffalo' nickel) was 1938.
No such thing. The last year buffalo nickels were minted was 1938.
Check that coin again. The first year for buffalo nickels was 1913.
Try again. The last year for buffalo nickels was 1938.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were struck from 1913 to 1938. Any nickel dated 1939 would be a familiar Jefferson nickel. Look at the coin again, 1938 was the last year a Buffalo nickel was made.