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No Buffalo nickels ever had any silver in them only copper and nickel. Also 1938 was the last year of issue and all Buffalo nickels dated 1938 were made in Denver the mint mark is on the back under FIVE CENTS and most circulated coins are only 1 or 2 dollars
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∙ 9y agoPlease don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. All buffalo nickels were struck in the same alloy of 75% copper / 25% nickel that's used for modern nickels.
See the question "What is the value of a 1938 US nickel?" for more information.
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What is the value of a silver buffalo nickel?
Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made out of silver. Buffalo nickels were issued from 1913 to 1938 and all were struck in an alloy of copper and nickel. There has never been a silver buffalo nickel. If you can see the coin's date on the front, please enter a new question in the form "What is the value of a <date> US nickel" in the large box at the top of the page and click the GO button. (<date> is of course your coin's actual date, like 1920 or 1936) If the date isn't visible on the front (a common problem with buffalo nickels) it's called a "cull" and is worth at most 10 or 15 cents.
What is a 2005 buffalo nickel worth?
Buffalo nickels were minted between 1913 and 1938. The coin you are asking about is a Jefferson nickel with a bison reverse, part of the Westward Journey commemoratives. They are not rare and are worth face value.
What is the value of a 1938 silver nickel?
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What is the value of a 2008 buffalo head nickel?
All US nickels minted since early 1938 have carried a portrait of President Thomas Jefferson. Nickels minted from 1913 to early 1938 are called either buffalo nickels or Indian head nickels - they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
What is the value of a silver buffalo quarter?
Depending upon the condition of the coin-how close to 'new' does it look?- it is probably only worth its weight in silver, which is calculated in the daily spot price of silver bullion.CorrectionThere's no such coin as a "silver buffalo quarter". The buffalo design was used on nickels from 1913 to 1938 and again in 2005 (but very much revised), and all of those nickels were struck in an alloy of nickel and copper. Silver quarters either had a picture of Miss Liberty or George Washington. Please check your coin again and post a new question with its denomination and date.
What is the value of a 1941 buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
What is the value of 1950 buffalo nickels?
The last Buffalo nickel was struck in 1938.
What is the value of a 1951 buffalo nickel?
The last buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
What is the value of a 1998 buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
What is the value of a 1849 buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels were minted 1913-1938.
What is the value of an 1880 buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels were only struck from 1913 to 1938.
How much silver in a 1944 buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels stopped being minted in 1938. If you're referring to a '44 Jefferson war nickel, then it contains 35% silver.
What is value of 1938 buffalo head nickel?
It's Indian Head or Buffalo nickel not Buffalo Head, values are $1.00-$3.00 for average coins
What is the value of an 1889 buffalo nickel?
There is no such thing as an 1889 Buffalo Nickel. Buffalo nickels were only minted from 1913 to 1938. A nickel minted in 1889 would be a Liberty Head or "V" nickel.
What is the value of a 1939 buffalo nickel?
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.
What is the value of a 1944 buffalo nickel?
Check that date again, because the last year for buffalo nickels was 1938.
What is the value of an 1899 silver buffalo head nickel?
Please check again and post a new question: > Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938. An 1899 nickel would have a picture of Miss Liberty on the front and the Roman numeral V (= 5) on the back. > All nickels except those from WWII (1942-45) are made of copper-nickel, not silver. > There's no coin called a "buffalo head" nickel. The names are either an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel.
