Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1945 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver.
Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
From mid-1942 to 1945 nickels did contain a small amount of silver because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. Those "war nickels" are the ONLY ones that have any silver in them.
Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. All US nickels except special "war nickels" made during 1942-45 are struck in the same alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
See the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
value of a 1936 buffalo head nickel
The coin is called an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel, not "buffalo head" - after all, it shows the entire buffalo! Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
The 1936-D Buffalo nickEL is common, average condition coins are $1.00-$3.00
No Buffalo nickels were struck in silver, only the Jefferson "War Nickels" from 1942 to 1945 have any silver in them.
The 1936 Buffalo nickel's are the highest mintage most common of all, ifit's in collectible condition the value is $1.00-$3.00 for an average coin.
The 1936 Buffalo nickel's are the highest mintage most common of all, ifit's in collectible condition the value is $1.00-$3.00 for an average coin.
Assuming the coin is circulated, the 1936-D Indian Head / Buffalo nickel is a very common coin, for a coin in average circulated condition the values are $1.00-$4.00 retail. NOTE: No Buffalo nickel has ever been struck in silver.
Average retail value is $1.00-$3.00 depending on condition.
A 1936-D Buffalo nickel is very common, assuming it's circulated values for coins in average circulated condition are $1.00-$3.00
All Indian Head/Buffalo nickels were made from copper-nickel. None of them were struck in silver. So the answer is zero.
Average circulated coins are valued at $1.00-$3.00 1936 is the highest mintage year.
Average circulated coins are valued at $1.00-$3.00. 1936 is the highest mintage year.