Top 10 Lowest Mintage Buffalo Nickels
Knowing the mintage numbers for various coin types is not always the only thing to consider when looking for key date coins. However, the lower the number of coins minted in a year is the primary factor in whether a coin is a key date coin. Other factors include, the percentage of coins saved by collectors and the percentage of coins that have remained in high quality.
Here are the top 10 lowest mintage buffalo nickels:
Date Mintage
1. 1926-S Buffalo Nickel - 978,000
2. 1931-S Buffalo Nickel - 1,200,000
3. 1931-S Type 2 Buffalo Nickel - 1,209,000
4. 1924-S Buffalo Nickel - 1,437,000
5. 1915-S Buffalo Nickel - 1,505,000
6. 1921-S Buffalo Nickel - 1,557,000
7. 1913-S Type 1 Buffalo Nickel - 2,105,000
8. 1927-S Buffalo Nickel - 3,430,000
9. 1914-S Buffalo Nickel - 3,470,000
10. 1914-D Buffalo Nickel - 3,912,000
Based on mintage numbers alone these would be considered key date buffalo nickels.
If you want to specialize in collecting buffalo nickels or just learn more about them, I highly recommend these books,
- The Official Red Book a Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels: Complete Source for History, Grading, and Values (Official Red Books)
The Authoritative Reference on Buffalo Nickels
I will do another post about what truly are the key date buffalo nickels taking into account factors other than mintage numbers. In the meantime, check out these articles on key date coins.
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Comments (1)
June 7th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
i have a bruce lee tribute coin
just to know what its worth if u know
they made 10,000
.999 fine silver