1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel Question

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DoubleDime
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How can you tell this over a regular 1938-D coin ? I've seen a number of pictures on different web sites but I couldn't really tell. By chance is there more than one variety ?

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  • IkesT
    IkesT Posts: 4,595 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    http://varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/OMMs 1938-D.htm

  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @IkesT said:
    http://varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/OMMs 1938-D.htm

    Can't be downloaded securely.

    "Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
    -Albert Einstein-

    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • MsMorrisine
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    @mr1931S said:

    @IkesT said:
    http://varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/OMMs 1938-D.htm

    Can't be downloaded securely.

    they have no certificate

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,044 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @mr1931S said:

    @IkesT said:
    http://varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/OMMs 1938-D.htm

    Can't be downloaded securely.

    @mr1931S said:

    @IkesT said:
    http://varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/OMMs 1938-D.htm

    Can't be downloaded securely.

    Then don't download it.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @DoubleDime said:
    How can you tell this over a regular 1938-D coin ? I've seen a number of pictures on different web sites but I couldn't really tell. By chance is there more than one variety ?

    Yes, there are multiple varieties.

    It is assumed that the over-mintmarking was deliberate, as it was known that the Jefferson design would be replacing the Indian design very soon, but Denver needed to make some nickels and the Philadelphia Mint’s die shop happened to have some dies sitting around that had already been punched with S’s, so why not just over-mint mark them?

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • FullHorn
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    @mr1931S said:

    @IkesT said:
    http://varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/OMMs 1938-D.htm

    Can't be downloaded securely.

  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You can see a little line from the S inside the D

    Collector, occasional seller

  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Collector, occasional seller

  • ELVIS1
    ELVIS1 Posts: 497 ✭✭✭✭
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    From the page


  • DoubleDime
    DoubleDime Posts: 700 ✭✭✭
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    Thank you. My wife was able to print a copy of this.

  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ChrisH821 said:

    One of the coolest OMM's available to the collector on a budget.

    "Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
    -Albert Einstein-

    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Anyone know which is the scarcest of the five?

    "Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
    -Albert Einstein-

    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The 38 buffalo omm's would make for a nice sub set, just saying 😉

  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 21, 2026 10:41AM
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    @johnny9434 said:
    The 38 Jefferson omm's would make for a nice sub set, just saying 😉

    I presume that you mean the Buffalo OMM's as seen in the images above?

    I've got a set going of all the regular issue '13s along with my FS-513 '38-D, a NGC graded MS65+. NGC undergraded it, in my opinion. I think it's MS 67, a superb gem. Seven pieces total when I complete it. Just need to pick up a '13-D Type 1 for my "First and Last of the Indian Nickels" set. I did find a beautifully toned '13-D Type 1, NGC MS67 but it's way out of my league of affordability though at $2000.

    "Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
    -Albert Einstein-

    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • ELVIS1
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    @DoubleDime said:
    Thank you. My wife was able to print a copy of this.

    Semper fi brother

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @mr1931S said:

    @johnny9434 said:
    The 38 Jefferson omm's would make for a nice sub set, just saying 😉

    I presume that you mean the Buffalo OMM's as seen in the images above?

    I've got a set going of all the regular issue '13s along with my FS-513 '38-D, a NGC graded MS65+. NGC undergraded it, in my opinion. I think it's MS 67, a superb gem. Seven pieces total when I complete it. Just need to pick up a '13-D Type 1 for my "First and Last of the Indian Nickels" set. I did find a beautifully toned '13-D Type 1, NGC MS67 but it's way out of my league of affordability though at $2000.

    Corrected

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