To a collector it is worth $0.05.
The total value would be 15 cents. A nickel is 5¢ while the dime is 10¢.
Buffalo nickels sell for about 15 to 25 cents if the date is worn off. If you want to sell one a flea market dealer might give you 5 to 10 cents. Buffalo nickels had a design flaw that caused the date to wear faster than the rest of the coin, but it still took several years for the problem to show up because nickel is a very hard metal. By the time it became a problem and the Mint (partially) fixed the design, there were about a dozen years' worth of nickels in circulation that had lost, or would lose, their dates. It's common to have a buffalo nickel with the date worn off, due to an issue with the coin's design. One in that condition is worth 10 cents. Buffalo nickels were extremely prone to wear, and dateless coins are common. It's worth 10 cents.
Although I have not seen one, it surely is possible for a die break to occur in that position. Its value would mostly be for novelty; I would estimate a couple dollars for a clear example.
A flea market dealer would probably give you about 10 cents for it.
A nickel, which is a unit of currency in the United States, is typically measured in terms of its value in dollars and cents. It has a face value of 5 cents. It can also be measured in terms of its physical dimensions, such as its diameter of 21.21 mm and thickness of 1.95 mm.
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.
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question.There aren't any "buffalo head" nickels. They're called Indian head OR buffalo nickels and show the entire animal, not just its head.There aren't any from 1891, either. The first Indian head nickels were minted in 1913. An 1891 nickel would be a Liberty 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.
It would depend on the date of the Buffalo nickel. Post a new question and include the date and mintmark if there is one.
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.
These were never made out of wood. They would be made on nickel and copper.
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Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were struck from 1913 to 1938. Any nickel dated 1943 would be a familiar Jefferson nickel.
Indian head nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. An 1899 nickel would be a Liberty nickel. Please check again and post a new, separate question.
Indian head nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. An 1875 nickel would be a shield nickel. Please check again and post a new, separate question.
Average value is $1.00-$3.00 for most circulated coins.
First off, all US nickels are illegal to melt or export for melting. Secondly, the Buffalo nickel is an incredibly collectable series and worth more than melt value. However, the melt value for a (non-war) nickel is currently 6 cents. So 100 would be $6.