Here's what ~$4.50 could get the last couple trips to coin shops: From top L by Rows, Ethiopia 1977 50 Santeem Sweden 1940 2 Ore Spain 1966 50 Centavos Luxembourg (Letzeburg) 1962 1 Franc Japan Showa 61 = 1986 500 yen (this is worth as much face as I paid for the entire set) Morocco 1415 AH = 1995 10 Dirhams Swaziland 2003 1 Lilangeni Italy 1998 1000 Lira Morocco 1407 AH = 1987 5 Dirhams Australia 1974 10 cents Haiti 1995 5 Gourdes Turkey 1999 50,000 Lira Morocco 1400 AH = 1980 5 Dirhams Mexico 1944 20 Centavos Mexico 1988 1000 Pesos South Africa 1977 1 Rand Straits Settlements 187x 1 Cent USSR 1961 5 Kopecks Ireland 1969 10 Pence Costa Rica 1986 20 Colones Taiwan Year 84 = 1995 10 Dollars (worth $0.36 face) Denmark 1924 10 Ore Thailand 1945 10 Satang (tin) Thailand 1942 (?) 1 Satang Ireland 1950 3 Pence Uruguay 1953 5 Centésimos Plus 46 no-date Buffalo nickels
A little better than face. Seven or eight cents, last time I looked around. Maybe a dime, nowadays? They're useful for jewelry and craft makers, for one thing. (Belt buckles, money clips, hat bands, etc.)
That's a fun mix, @The Eidolon. You have some neat bimetallics in there. A little bit of older stuff, too.
Man, I don't think I've ever come across dateless Buffs for less than 10 or 15 cents apiece. I'd buy at that price, especially if they have mintmarks, just to do the vinegar-soak lottery.
