Newbie with a few questions about Buffalo Nickels Hi all. I'm new here. I just got a small collection of coins from my dad when he passed away. It came with a book of Buffalo Nickels. The book is a "Library Of Coins" volume 6. Copyright 1959. The book is not complete. It has 45 coins in it. Some of the coins look great, others its a bit hard to see the date. I would never sell them, but I have a few questions: 1: Are these coins worth anything? 2: How hard is it to finish the book? 3: Were can I find them? 4: Do alot of people save these? 5: What should I look for when I find some? 6: Are some dates harder to find then others? Thanks for any help. Tony Here are the dates in the book if this helps at all. 1914, 1915, 1915-S, 1916-D, 1916-S, 1917, 1917-S, 1918, 1918-D, 1918-D over 17, 1919, 1919-S, 1920, 1920-S, 1921-S, 1923, 1924, 1924-D, 1924-S, 1925, 1925-S, 1926, 1926-S, 1927, 1928, 1928-S, 1929, 1929-D, 1929-S, 1930, 1930-S, 1931-S, 1934, 1934-D, 1935, 1935-D, 1935-S, 1936, 1936-D, 1936-S, 1937, 1937-D, 1937-D 3-legged, 1937-S, 1938-D. I guess the coins from 1913 are hard, as there are none in the book.
1: Are these coins worth anything? Yes, depending on the dates and condition of your coins 2: How hard is it to finish the book? Depends on how much cash you have to spend and what condition coins your looking for. 3: Were can I find them? Coin shops, shows, eBay and other online sites. 4: Do alot of people save these? Buffalo nickels are very popular. 5: What should I look for when I find some? Get a book about grades, mint marks, etc. Study up before you buy anything. 6: Are some dates harder to find then others? Yes. Especially some of the error/varieties. (ie. 3 legged) Hope this helps
hello tony and welcome to the site its very difficult to give you prices without seeing the coins, the condition of them means everything to the value. i think it would be a great thing to do to finish off your dads collection. the best thing to do first is find out a bit about coins before you buy any more.Do a few searches on google for your coins too you will be able to find out what dealers are selling them for ect.Also will help you to learn a bit about them. I like you came in here looking for some info about a few coins i had, now i been here for over a year
Let me join in the welcome Tony. That is some excellent advice. Always buy: the book before the coin, and the coin not the plastic. Another source of price information is searching completed auctions on EBay, using "buffalo" as a keyword. In a rapidly changing market like we are experiencing at this time, printed sources such as the Redbook just can't keep up. Completed auctions tell you exactly what a willing buyer paid to a willing seller, not what some guru thought or decreed as the coin's value. That said, the Guide Book of United States Coins, aka the Redbook, is an inexpensive annual guide which contains a great deal of information on each U.S. coin, and coin collecting in general. Although the pricing guide is out of date by the time the book hits your local bookstore or coin shop (or the online booksellers and coin dealers), it can give you a good feel for which dates, mintmarks and conditions are more expensive than others. You have received a wonderful entry to a great hobby, so make use of it. Your Dad would certainly approve of your following in his footsteps. I know I would love to have my children and/or grandchildren participate in numismatic activity. You should also take a look at this thread and some of the links you will find there.
