Remembering Buffalo Nickels In My Youth 1960’s

Joey29

Was just having fond memories of Buffalo Nickels as a kid. I remember going to my local arcade in Long Beach New York, by the boardwalk, receiving rolls of Buffalo nickels to play the Skee Ball game. Than often using Nic a Date to bring up the dateless ones hoping to find a 1918/7.
What are your recollections?

CoinHoarder

I remember in the 1960s getting Buffalo nickels in change. As far as I recall, I never received one that had a date. Every single one was dateless!

BuffaloIronTail

@CoinHoarder said:
I remember in the 1960s getting Buffalo nickels in change. As far as I recall, I never received one that had a date. Every single one was dateless!

True. I never knew what detail they had until I saw some lightly circulated ones at a coin shop.

Pete

ricko

In the early sixties I was in the Navy, and then raising a family.... during those years, up until the last of the sixties, coins did not receive a lot of attention. I did put away Buffalo nickels when I got them though. Cheers, RickO

Treashunt

I remember trying to put together a set of Buffalos in the 60'.

Then I found Nic-A-Date.

I filled the set and it took the fun out of it.

291fifth

While a significant percentage of the Buffalo nickels I found in the 1960's were dateless many of the dates in the 1930's and later 1920's could still be found with four digit dates. Four digit dates from the teens were uncommon. There were still plenty of Buffalo nickels in circulation until the mid-late 1960's. Nickels were a hard working coin and circulated heavily during those years.

jesbroken

I can remember in the mid to late 50's getting excited when I found a buffalo standing on a mound. That was a treat regardless of not having a readable date. Just the fact I knew it to be a 1913 and most didn't placed a hook in me that is there to this day.
Jim

mark_dak

I must be a little younger than some here. I did get a rare buffalo in change which I would have kept. I only put Jeffersons into the baseball card machine at Ben Franklin five and dime store.

Mark

Namvet69

I'm glad I have some select Buffs in graded slabs to use as references on details. Thanks for the reminder. Peace Roy

nwcoast

I recall finding mostly dateless examples in circulation as a kid.
I saved them and still have a few rolls laying around.
It wasn’t until much later in life that I really began to appreciate the series for its incredible design and beauty.

tommyrusty7

I sold all the buffalos I found for $5.00 a roll in the early 60's and war tickles for $8.00 aa roll to one buyer who would take all I could find. I never saved any.

1Bufffan

any I had as a kid most likely went into a pinball machine, every once and a while I spend one here and there just to get a weird look from whoever may be behind the counter where I spend it, nothing of any great value, or rare dates. have fun doing it.