It sounds as if you're describing a buffalo nickel, which is made of copper-nickel, not silver. If that's not correct you may have a bullion piece made using the same design.
In any case you need to be a lot more specific. How large is the coin? What's its date and denomination? Does it have a mint mark?
Please check again more carefully and post a new question so we can ID your coin.
Buffalo nickels don't contain any silver.
Not a buffalo. 1943 cents have a picture of Lincoln on the front and a pair of wheat ears (stalks) on the back. Not silver, either. Please read the related question linked below for more information.
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.
The coin is called an Indian head nickel or a buffalo nickel, not a "buffalo head". It shows the entire buffalo, not just its head. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1920 US nickel?" for more information.
Both versions (Proof & Uncirculated) of this coin have the same average retail value of $115.00
Buffalo nickels don't contain any silver.
No Buffalo nickels have silver regardless of date,but the value of a 1935 in average condition is 25 cents
The 2001 American Buffalo silver dollar was issued as Uncirculated (D mintmark) & Proof (P mintmark). Both have the same current market value of $100.00.
About 300.00 Us Dollars plain and simple
From your description this is not a US Mint product, it's a privately minted replica of the 2001 American Buffalo silver dollar, the value is for the silver only, about $26.00.
Not a buffalo. 1943 cents have a picture of Lincoln on the front and a pair of wheat ears (stalks) on the back. Not silver, either. Please read the related question linked below for more information.
Likely the date has worn off, but it's still 5 cents.
None of the Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickels have EVER been made of silver. The 1930 is a common date and circulated coins have retail values of 25 cents to $3.00 depending on condition.
To clear things up: > It's not silver; all buffalo nickels were struck in the same alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper used for modern nickels. > It's also not a "buffalo head nickel"; it's either "Indian head" or "buffalo", but not "buffalo head". Buffalo nickels show the whole animal! Please see the question "What is the value of a 1925 US nickel?" for more information.
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.
There were no Buffalo (Indian Head) nickels minted until 1913.
Buffalo head nickels were never made of silver. See the related question below for the value of a regular 1934 nickel.