Another stupid 2005 Buffalo Nickel Question

TerrapinWill

Does anyone have any idea approx how many 2 Roll sets the Mint produced for the Peace Medal and Keelboat Nickels?

And does it follow that this years production will be higher?

Just curious about the numbers behind the craze.

Neptune

nope - I don't have a clue - but if someone does know where to find this info - I would also be interested in knowing . . . sorry no help.

Longacre

Speaking of nickels, I still have not received a keelboat in change yet. I only received less than 10 peace medal ones as well. Who has them all?

mrfred

I've received one, and my wife one keelboat nickel in change -- both w/in the last two weeks or so.

TerrapinWill

I have yet to see a single PM or KB Nickel anywhere other than in my mint and proof sets.

kellymac

I get them in change with some regularity--not frequently, but one a month or so--and I save every one!

I just posted to another buffalo nickel thread--I picked up 20 rolls this morning at the release event, but they were bank-wrapped, not mint wrapped!! (Maybe I didn't get there early enough!) They are already on ebay!

--Kelly

TerrapinWill

I see there are people selling 20 of each mint 'carefully packed for shipping" already 8.65 for 40 total coins, which of course no one has. Now that is unreal.

CoinHusker

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I just posted to another buffalo nickel thread--I picked up 20 rolls this morning at the release event, but they were bank-wrapped, not mint wrapped!! (Maybe I didn't get there early enough!)

--Kelly >>




Last summer when the Mint launched the Keelboat Nickels at a ceremony here they were all bank wrapped. That's probably how they do it every where.

silver2nd

I picked up the 50 roll pack myself at the event, I was there w/i 45 minutes of opening and I was told by an organizer, they only brought the bank rolled (the armored car was sitting out front) P's.
I was disappointed they didn't bring the special Westward Journey mint rolled P&D set, so I walked back over to the Mint store to the right - sold out!
I only got a couple yesterday, should've hit 'em hard then!

stimmy

2004 Jefferson 5 cent coins mintages

Coin Philadelphia Denver Total

Peace Medal 361,440,000 372,000,000 733,440,000

Keelboar 366,720,000 344,880,000 711,600,000
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1,445,040,000
Bison (unknown)

The hype is the buffalo, people love to collect buffalo's and with the price people are paying for the 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative $135 dealers are looking at a quick buck. People are buying these rolls on E-Bay already for $12.00 plus shipping cost. Around a 30% profit I calculate. Not bad..............

TerrapinWill

I know this sounds crazy but when the mint sells out, these are gonna go through the roof. I wouldn't be surprised if you could sell all that you had for 30+ once the mint is no longer selling. JMHO

Whale

Anybody seen any nice toned new buffalos yet.

mhammerman

"Does anyone have any idea approx how many 2 Roll sets the Mint produced for the Peace Medal and Keelboat Nickels?"

I can tell you they sold 9,719 two roll sets between12:30 and 1:05 cst yesterday because I ordered twice and that is the difference in the order numbers (assuming that they are in sequence). So, in 35 minutes they sold about 10,000 sets or 20,000 rolls, you can imagine that they sold a bunch of nickels from the time they opened till now. And, no, they are not bank wrapped, they have u.s. mint wrappers just like the previous nickels from the mint.