coin value question....

i have a few coins that i have collected over the years...and have no
clue as to their value...the one i am most curious about is i have a
1909 buffalo nickel...would anyone know what its worth?

Cachuma wrote:
i have a few coins that i have collected over the years...and have no
clue as to their value...the one i am most curious about is i have a
1909 buffalo nickel...would anyone know what its worth?


Friend, if that nickel really has a buffalo on it, and the date is
really 1909, that coin may be worth a king's ransom! As far as the
numismatic world knows, the first Buffalo Nickel was minted in 1913.

Larry
'wishing that I had one like yours'

my buffalo nickel is dated 1920...sorry all...was typing while half
asleep...but i do have a 1909 nickel...i believe its called a liberty
nickel? but not sure....

"Cachuma" wrote in message
...
i have a few coins that i have collected over the years...and have no
clue as to their value...the one i am most curious about is i have a
1909 buffalo nickel...would anyone know what its worth?

The buffalo series of nickels began production in 1913. You either have a
Liberty nickel ( large Roman numeral "V" on reverse side) dated 1909 or a
well worn 1919 or 1929 buffalo nickel.

1909 Liberty nickel, retail prices, likely to realize less when selling;

Grade is good (basic design is outlined, no detail, letters and date
readable) $2
Grade is VG (some detail in bust, some of "LIBERTY" in headband can be read)
$2.50
Grade is Fine ( can read "LIBERTY", but not sharp & crisp) $5
Grade = Very Fine (VF) "LIBERTY" is sharp, considerable hair detail $14
Grade = Extremely Fine (EF or XF) very detailed, wear only on high points
$30
Grade = almost uncirculated (AU) mint luster present, subtle signs of
having been spent a few times $60
uncirculated (never spent or mishandled) $80 to $1,300

If the coin is a buffalo nickel, the price will also vary, depending on the
level of preservation. If the date is easily misread as a 1909, I suspect
heavy wear and figure fifty cents tops.

Bill

"Cachuma" wrote in message
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my buffalo nickel is dated 1920...sorry all...was typing while half
asleep...but i do have a 1909 nickel...i believe its called a liberty
nickel? but not sure....

Mintmark on the back is.....
any photo?
condition and mintmark can make huge differences.

--
Michael R
AKA mrae7 on Ebay/Yahoo
ANA #173222