Here is a Matte Proof of the 1913 Type I Buffalo Nickel. It is graded PR-66.
And here is a Mint State piece graded MS-63. Normally I sell coins after I get an upgrade, but I kept this one because I could not get very much for it as an MS-63. It also shows how little difference there was between the Proof and the Mint State coins. This is why many collectors didn't care for the Matte Proof coins.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Good morning, and since it is now Tuesday the 10th on the East Coast, it is now time for our next type.
Today we will do the Buffalo Nickel Type 2 (1913-1938).
Here's mine, in a rather modest MS grade. Just something I got as part of a larger swap lot, so I just decided to stick it in the collection. Eventually I want to upgrade it, but for now, I reckon it's good enough to fill the slot.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
I’ll avail myself of the opportunity to post four Proof Buffalo’s (the obverse and reverse photos of the 1936 Brilliant Buffalo show some “distractions”, but those are not actually on the coin, but are just reflections):
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
Well, I certainly can’t follow that, but I do like my example. 😉
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@lordmarcovan said: @winesteven - that Brilliant proof 1936 is INSANE!!! I have never seen a Buffnick that looked like that!
Neither have I. This was the coin I mentioned the other day in response to your comment “chrome bumpers on a car”, lol. My guess is that this was one of the first coins struck from newly polished dies.
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@lordmarcovan said: @winesteven - that Brilliant proof 1936 is INSANE!!! I have never seen a Buffnick that looked like that!
Neither have I. This was the coin I mentioned the other day in response to your comment “chrome bumpers on a car”, lol. My guess is that this was one of the first coins struck from newly polished dies.
Steve
I immediately had the "chrome" thought again when I saw this one!
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Continuing my recent theme of "nickels I fished out of a bin for under a buck," I present you with my crown jewel: a nic-a-dated 1918/7-D
I went to a flea market with a friend and spotted a bin of dateless buffalos for $0.30 a coin. Originally, I wasn't going to hunt them, but I changed my mind after my friend had to take a call. I was able to pick out 20 "dateless" coins with mintmarks (including a dated 1926-S!), before my friend came back. I got home about an hour later and went to work nic-a-dating the remaining coins. The first three were nothing special, but the fourth coin stood out to me. I was greeted with this:
I couldn't believe it at first. I had only treated maybe a roll or two of other dateless coins before finding this. My goal had been to find just a 1913-S T2. The overdate felt like a pipe dream, but here it is, laying on my table! I submitted the coin over to ANACS at the end of the month at a local coin show. Around two weeks later, I received it back in the mail:
Sure, it may be damaged and acid treated, but it's MINE. I couldn't be any more happy with it
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Ha sorry for the double “heres what day it is post this AM guys.
I’ve been waking up and seeing @lordmarcovan and @winestevens coins before mine pretty much every AM these past couple of weeks. Don’t know how I missed seeing they’d posted super late/early.
I was thinking “man it’s crazy neither of them have posted yet!” Anyways….still perfecting my reading skills I guess.
My only buffalos are lousy pieces pulled from circulation so I'll wait until tomorrow to post some toned Jeffersons.
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Good morning, everyone. It is February 11th on the East Coast now, so it is time for our next type.
That, of course, is the Jefferson Nickel (1938-Date).
Note that there are four types of Jefferson nickel.
Type 1 is the original design, struck from 1938 to 2003. Type 2 is the so-called "War" nickel, struck in 35% silver from 1942 to 1945. Type 3 is the Westward Journey nickels, struck from 2004 to 2005. Type 4 is the Return to Monticello type with facing portrait, struck from 2006 to present.
Because the Dansco 7070 album (or at least this PCGS Registry set roster we're working from) specifies only "1938-date" and does not distinguish the post-2003 types, you may post any Type 1, Type 3, or Type 4 Jefferson nickel today.
Do not post a Type 2 yet- the silver War nickel. That's our type for tomorrow.
I presently do not have a Jefferson nickel in my collection, though I was once trying to assemble a toned 1965 SMS set. Here is the coin from that. It was graded SP67.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Here’s my 1938D (1938 reverse) and 1941D (1940 reverse). I need to polish and re-shoot the 1938 slab as it’s pretty scratched on the reverse which is clouding some of the detail unfortunately.
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
Poor nickel, following the Buffalo was like going on stage after James Brown. T.J. was red-headed. His father died when he was fourteen, but his mother did not make him a step-child.
New photo editing software, same coin—top through cardboard flip window, bottom raw.
Feel compelled to share this one this morning. It’s not in my 7070 registry, but I’ve had it for about 35 years.
My grandmother owned and operated an antique store for over 30 years and had a very tiny little case full of coins/tokens/civil war buttons, etc. Nothing ever priced over $20-$25 that I can remember. A lot of it was just 90% junk that she had priced at 5-10x face or whatever slightly above melt value would’ve been back then.
One day I came to visit her at her shop and this thing was all of a sudden in there. This was probably 1988 or 89. I was pretty into coins (baseball cards were #1 though), but I hadn’t really discovered toners though. My grandfather was a collector and a primary influence on me as a kid and he was a card carrying member of the Ricko Society of Blast White Coins.
I was immediately drawn to this coin and I remember it like yesterday. She had a $1 price tag on it but of course said I could have it. She had it priced as a dollar because it was a mint state “key date” (in her “mintage is everything” mind, anyway). She did not, however, like the “tarnish”.
I had this in a Jefferson nickel Whitman album as a kid, then it went into my Dansco as an adult before I had it graded along with most of my 7070 set last Spring.
I'm throwing caution to the wind and believe this is valid entry - however, you can see why I am unsure! Gotta say that the pics do not do this justice -- it is much better in hand. BTW - thanks to the OP for putting this thread together! It has been fun!
@normmalin said:
I'm throwing caution to the wind and believe this is valid entry - however, you can see why I am unsure! Gotta say that the pics do not do this justice -- it is much better in hand. BTW - thanks to the OP for putting this thread together! It has been fun!
Wrong metal, maybe, but the right type! Totally valid play! 👍
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@johnny9434 jumped the gun slightly by posting a War nickel on the 11th. That's okay, though, since we have now arrived at that type today, February 12th.
Today's type is the Jefferson Nickel 35% Silver (1942-45). Also commonly referred to as the "War Nickel".
I currently lack a Jefferson War nickel in my slabbed collection. Nor do I have one in my "holey" coin collection, as that covers only 19th century types.
So I shall fall back on the ones I dug while detecting. Over the years I've found a good many War nickels, either in the ground, or in rolls from circulation.
Here's a 1945-S seeing the sunlight for the first time in decades.
And a 1944-P.
So not much, but fun finds nonetheless.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
@lordmarcovan said: @johnny9434 jumped the gun slightly by posting a War nickel on the 11th. That's okay, though, since we have now arrived at that type today, February 12th.
Today's type is the Jefferson Nickel 35% Silver (1942-45). Also commonly referred to as the "War Nickel".
I currently lack a Jefferson War nickel in my slabbed collection. Nor do I have one in my "holey" coin collection, as that covers only 19th century types.
So I shall fall back on the ones I dug while detecting. Over the years I've found a good many War nickels, either in the ground, or in rolls from circulation.
Here's a 1945-S seeing the sunlight for the first time in decades.
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
This is the coin that started it all. I found this coin around the age of 5. After leaving the grocery store with my mom, I noticed a nickel on the ground in the parking lot and picked it up. The massive mintmark on the reverse had stood out to me since I'd never seen a nickel with a big letter above the building. Flipping it over, I saw it was dated 1944 and thought "wow, this is ancient!" I fell in love with the hobby after that
@PickledThrickels said:
This is the coin that started it all. I found this coin around the age of 5. After leaving the grocery store with my mom, I noticed a nickel on the ground in the parking lot and picked it up. The massive mintmark on the reverse had stood out to me since I'd never seen a nickel with a big letter above the building. Flipping it over, I saw it was dated 1944 and thought "wow, this is ancient!" I fell in love with the hobby after that!
Ahh, those are special. It was a 1936 Mercury dime that started it all for me. Found it in my grandmother's silverware drawer while setting the table for Thanksgiving dinner, November 25, 1976. So I've got my 50th anniversary as a collector coming up in the Fall. I still have that coin... somewhere.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
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Here is a Matte Proof of the 1913 Type I Buffalo Nickel. It is graded PR-66.
And here is a Mint State piece graded MS-63. Normally I sell coins after I get an upgrade, but I kept this one because I could not get very much for it as an MS-63. It also shows how little difference there was between the Proof and the Mint State coins. This is why many collectors didn't care for the Matte Proof coins.
Good morning, and since it is now Tuesday the 10th on the East Coast, it is now time for our next type.
Today we will do the Buffalo Nickel Type 2 (1913-1938).
Here's mine, in a rather modest MS grade. Just something I got as part of a larger swap lot, so I just decided to stick it in the collection. Eventually I want to upgrade it, but for now, I reckon it's good enough to fill the slot.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
See comment 02/09/26—
I’ll avail myself of the opportunity to post four Proof Buffalo’s (the obverse and reverse photos of the 1936 Brilliant Buffalo show some “distractions”, but those are not actually on the coin, but are just reflections):
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Well, I certainly can’t follow that, but I do like my example. 😉
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
@winesteven - that Brilliant proof 1936 is INSANE!!! I have never seen a Buffnick that looked like that!
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Neither have I. This was the coin I mentioned the other day in response to your comment “chrome bumpers on a car”, lol. My guess is that this was one of the first coins struck from newly polished dies.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
I immediately had the "chrome" thought again when I saw this one!
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Nice
^ Nailed it! LOL
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Continuing my recent theme of "nickels I fished out of a bin for under a buck," I present you with my crown jewel: a nic-a-dated 1918/7-D
I went to a flea market with a friend and spotted a bin of dateless buffalos for $0.30 a coin. Originally, I wasn't going to hunt them, but I changed my mind after my friend had to take a call. I was able to pick out 20 "dateless" coins with mintmarks (including a dated 1926-S!), before my friend came back. I got home about an hour later and went to work nic-a-dating the remaining coins. The first three were nothing special, but the fourth coin stood out to me. I was greeted with this:
I couldn't believe it at first. I had only treated maybe a roll or two of other dateless coins before finding this. My goal had been to find just a 1913-S T2. The overdate felt like a pipe dream, but here it is, laying on my table! I submitted the coin over to ANACS at the end of the month at a local coin show. Around two weeks later, I received it back in the mail:
Sure, it may be damaged and acid treated, but it's MINE. I couldn't be any more happy with it
Happy to fire it up again this morning……
Today is Tuesday, February 10th…..please post your Type 2 Buffalo Nickels
AU 58 (CAC)
MS67
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Mr_Spud
Woo hoo! 🥳
I can finally post my nickel 😆
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A 1936 Satin Proof Buffalo Nickel
A 1936 Brilliant Proof Buffalo Nickel
A high grade 1938-D, well struck.
I rescued this one from my son's Buffalo Nickel collection after he lost interest...
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PR67 T2
PR67 Brilliant
PR67 Satin
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Ha sorry for the double “heres what day it is post this AM guys.
I’ve been waking up and seeing @lordmarcovan and @winestevens coins before mine pretty much every AM these past couple of weeks. Don’t know how I missed seeing they’d posted super late/early.
I was thinking “man it’s crazy neither of them have posted yet!” Anyways….still perfecting my reading skills I guess.
Happy Tuesday everyone
My only buffalos are lousy pieces pulled from circulation so I'll wait until tomorrow to post some toned Jeffersons.
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Good morning, everyone. It is February 11th on the East Coast now, so it is time for our next type.
That, of course, is the Jefferson Nickel (1938-Date).
Note that there are four types of Jefferson nickel.
Type 1 is the original design, struck from 1938 to 2003.
Type 2 is the so-called "War" nickel, struck in 35% silver from 1942 to 1945.
Type 3 is the Westward Journey nickels, struck from 2004 to 2005.
Type 4 is the Return to Monticello type with facing portrait, struck from 2006 to present.
Because the Dansco 7070 album (or at least this PCGS Registry set roster we're working from) specifies only "1938-date" and does not distinguish the post-2003 types, you may post any Type 1, Type 3, or Type 4 Jefferson nickel today.
Do not post a Type 2 yet- the silver War nickel. That's our type for tomorrow.
I presently do not have a Jefferson nickel in my collection, though I was once trying to assemble a toned 1965 SMS set. Here is the coin from that. It was graded SP67.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
MS 66 FS
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
MS66FS with QA Check
Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set
successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), DesertMoon, Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)
Here’s my 1938D (1938 reverse) and 1941D (1940 reverse). I need to polish and re-shoot the 1938 slab as it’s pretty scratched on the reverse which is clouding some of the detail unfortunately.
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
Mr_Spud
Poor nickel, following the Buffalo was like going on stage after James Brown. T.J. was red-headed. His father died when he was fourteen, but his mother did not make him a step-child.
New photo editing software, same coin—top through cardboard flip window, bottom raw.
Feel compelled to share this one this morning. It’s not in my 7070 registry, but I’ve had it for about 35 years.
My grandmother owned and operated an antique store for over 30 years and had a very tiny little case full of coins/tokens/civil war buttons, etc. Nothing ever priced over $20-$25 that I can remember. A lot of it was just 90% junk that she had priced at 5-10x face or whatever slightly above melt value would’ve been back then.
One day I came to visit her at her shop and this thing was all of a sudden in there. This was probably 1988 or 89. I was pretty into coins (baseball cards were #1 though), but I hadn’t really discovered toners though. My grandfather was a collector and a primary influence on me as a kid and he was a card carrying member of the Ricko Society of Blast White Coins.
I was immediately drawn to this coin and I remember it like yesterday. She had a $1 price tag on it but of course said I could have it. She had it priced as a dollar because it was a mint state “key date” (in her “mintage is everything” mind, anyway). She did not, however, like the “tarnish”.
I had this in a Jefferson nickel Whitman album as a kid, then it went into my Dansco as an adult before I had it graded along with most of my 7070 set last Spring.
A widget to many but a treasure to me.
MS 64
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
I'm throwing caution to the wind and believe this is valid entry - however, you can see why I am unsure! Gotta say that the pics do not do this justice -- it is much better in hand. BTW - thanks to the OP for putting this thread together! It has been fun!
Casual collector slowly building a collection....
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
I found this coin in a roll a little over two years ago The pictures don't do it justice. It's blast white and super lustrous
Wrong metal, maybe, but the right type! Totally valid play! 👍
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
@johnny9434 jumped the gun slightly by posting a War nickel on the 11th. That's okay, though, since we have now arrived at that type today, February 12th.
Today's type is the Jefferson Nickel 35% Silver (1942-45). Also commonly referred to as the "War Nickel".
I currently lack a Jefferson War nickel in my slabbed collection. Nor do I have one in my "holey" coin collection, as that covers only 19th century types.
So I shall fall back on the ones I dug while detecting. Over the years I've found a good many War nickels, either in the ground, or in rolls from circulation.
Here's a 1945-S seeing the sunlight for the first time in decades.
And a 1944-P.
So not much, but fun finds nonetheless.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Here's a small, grainy, ancient flatbed scanner image from about 25 years ago, when I had a PCGS Registry Modern Type Set.
This PR67 likely represents the best of the type I have owned.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Sorry about that 👍
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
This is the coin that started it all. I found this coin around the age of 5. After leaving the grocery store with my mom, I noticed a nickel on the ground in the parking lot and picked it up. The massive mintmark on the reverse had stood out to me since I'd never seen a nickel with a big letter above the building. Flipping it over, I saw it was dated 1944 and thought "wow, this is ancient!" I fell in love with the hobby after that
Love it 👍
Does the “Omaha” label bring much premium?
Ahh, those are special. It was a 1936 Mercury dime that started it all for me. Found it in my grandmother's silverware drawer while setting the table for Thanksgiving dinner, November 25, 1976. So I've got my 50th anniversary as a collector coming up in the Fall. I still have that coin... somewhere.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Ah yes! Thanks for reminding me! I have one of those in my current giveaway inventory.
Anybody who wants a chance at it is welcome to enter Giveaway #143 (or one of my future "pick your prize" giveaways).
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.