All Buffalo nickels have an "F" on the front. It's the designers initial, James Earle Fraser.
The mint mark, if any, is on the back under the words FIVE CENTS.
This is part of the designers initials!
F is the initial of the designer and not a mint mark. All buffalo's are imprinted with an f.
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" it's the designers initials. The 1937 is a high mintage common date with retail values of $3.00 or less.
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.
No it's not, all Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the dates it's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser.
F is not a mint mark on any buffalo (nor any other) nickel, though the buffalo nickel was designed by one J.E. Fraser. In 1923, there were 35.7 million nickels minted in Philadelphia, with another 6.1 million in San Francisco, but none in Denver.
What you're seeing isn't an E and isn't a mint mark. It's a small F, which is the initial of the designer James Fraser.Mint marks on Buffalo nickels are below the word "Five Cents" on the back of the coin.blank = PhiladelphiaD = DenverS = San FranciscoThere's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1923 US nickel?"
This is part of the designers initials!
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 is the initial of the designer and not a mint mark. All buffalo's are imprinted with an f.
F, not E The letter F is the monogram of the coin's designer James Fraser.
The "F" under the date of the buffalo nickel isn't a mintmark, it's the initial of the coin's designer, James E. Fraser. The mintmark position is on the back under the words FIVE CENTS. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1927 US nickel?" for more information.
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" it's the designers initials. The 1937 is a high mintage common date with retail values of $3.00 or less.
The "f" is not a mintmark but rather an initial. With out a date it is impossible to tell the value of your coin. Most buffalo or Indian head nickels aren't worth much. Post a new question and structure it like this to ensure an answer- "What is the value of a <date> US nickel" or " What is a <date> US nickel worth".
The famous buffalo (or Indian head) nickel was designed by James Earle Fraser. If a buffalo nickel isn't very worn you can see his initial "F" directly below the date. The front portrait is a composite image based on three different Native American chiefs. The buffalo depicts Black Diamond who was kept at the Brooklyn Zoo.
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.
No it's not, all Buffalo nickels have the "F" under the dates it's the initial of the designer James Earle Fraser.