The obverse design for that nickel has a different portrait of Thomas Jefferson, with him in profile and only on the left half of the coin. See : http://usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?action=nickel_series Perhaps this is the nickel you have? If so, this is normal and has no added value. If what you have is different than this, then send me pictures of both sides of the coin, and I will try to evaluate it for you. Dan Moore Working.Man@usa.net
Oh, dude, a 1925 buffalo head nickel is a coin minted by the United States featuring a Native American profile on one side and a buffalo on the other. It's worth around a few bucks if it's in good condition, but like, don't expect it to pay off your student loans or anything. Just a cool piece of history, you know?
Not with that date. The Buffalo Nickel was minted from 1913 through 1938.
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.
There are two different Jefferson nickels dated 1942. One is made from 35% silver with a large "P" or "S" mintmark on the reverse over Monticello. This is a War Nickel that's worth about $1.00 in circulated condition. The other is a common copper-nickel coin that in circulated condition is really only worth face value.
I suspect the number is 1920, which makes it a regular Buffalo nickel, and it's worth about one dollar.
Buffalo nickels only ever used one design. The Indian's portrait is a composite, as is the buffalo's, although they were both based on actual individuals.
A 1984 nickel with one side stamped with Jefferson and the other side blank is likely a novelty coin created after minting. It does not hold any numismatic value to collectors and is worth face value, which is 5 cents.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo* nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. [*] Nickels depicting an Indian head on one side and a buffalo on the other are called Indian head nickels OR buffalo nickels, but not "buffalo head" nickels because they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
Chances are it is worth something. The question though is, was it a nickel struck on a quarter blank? Or was the nickel simply struck off-center? If it was struck on a quarter blank, the edge will have both redish brown and white. If it was struck on a nickel blank it will be a solid color. The best thing to do is take it in to several coin shops and get different opinions on what its worth. It is hard to give values for error coins sight unseen. But some coin dealers specialize in errors while others use them simply for curiosities.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo* nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. [*] Nickels depicting an Indian head on one side and a buffalo on the other are called Indian head nickels OR buffalo nickels, but not "buffalo head" nickels because they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo* nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. [*] Nickels depicting an Indian head on one side and a buffalo on the other are called Indian head nickels OR buffalo nickels, but not "buffalo head" nickels because they show the entire buffalo, not just its head.
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question with the coin's denomination and any other information that might help to ID it. No 1908 regular-circulation coins have a buffalo on them.