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1913 5 cent nickel
Taikonaut
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I have a US 5 cent nickel dated 1913 I bought from a local stamp shop twenty years ago, I bought it in a mix bag of foreign coins and the dealer have little knowledge about coins since he mainly deals in stamps. I never showed it to anyone or had it valued.....
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Depending on the condition, they are worth about 7 cents on up.
Also, is the Buffalo standing on a what appears to be a table top or a rocky bluff?
If your coin is an "S" mint AND the Buffalo appears to be stading on a table top (known as a TYPE 2), then you have a pretty valuable coin regardless of it's condition.
Photos of the 2006 Boston Massacre
1913 Liberty nickel.
Five known. Worth millions. Forget it- they're all accounted for. If yours looks like this, it's phony.
1913 Type 1 Buffalo nickel.
Note the reverse. The buffalo is on a raised mound.
1913 Type 2 Buffalo nickel.
Note the reverse. The buffalo is on a small mound over a line, with "FIVE CENTS" in exergue (that recessed area below the line).
Images from coinfacts.com.
Additionally, if it is a Buffalo nickel, check for a "D" or "S" mintmark beneath "FIVE CENTS". (There may be no mintmark there at all, in which case it's from Philadelphia. "D" is Denver and "S" is San Francisco.)
The 1913-S Type 2 is the best one to have, but they are all nice coins. The more common date and mintmark combinations are not necessarily worth very much money in lower grades, but they're great coins- a true American classic.
Chances are, if you bought yours in a cheap bag of world coins twenty years ago, you got it at a good price. I see you're in England.
Here are the Numismedia prices for the circulated Buffalo nickels. (In US dollars. An approximation only.)
btw what buffalo?
<< <i>I'll post the pic soon,
btw what buffalo? >>
<< <i>btw what buffalo? >>
He's got the sixth known 1913 Liberty nickel, apparently.
<< <i>If yours looks like this, it's phony. -- Wasn't that a quote from someone at Stacks back in the early 60s?? >>
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<< <i>btw what buffalo? >>
He's got the sixth known 1913 Liberty nickel, apparently. >>
I have 3 of them, you mean they are not real?
<< <i>maybe I can find one with my M D >>
I have found one with my metal detector. A 1913 Type 1 Buffalo, that is. But not the prettiest one around.
<< <i>1913 Liberty nickel.
Five known. Worth millions. Forget it- they're all accounted for. If yours looks like this, it's phony. >>
And everyday, I get to look at two of them! Life is good . . .
Lane
P.S. Oh yeah, not to mention a couple of 1804 dollars as well. And no, I am not thinking "April Fools."
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
<< <i>April Fools...... >>
You really had a couple of folks going!!!