Rare and Valuable Buffalo Nickels for Beginners

Buffalo Nickels are among the most recognizable and widely collected coins in American numismatics. Struck by the United States Mint from 1913 through 1938, these distinctive five-cent coins feature a Native American portrait on the obverse and an American bison on the reverse. More than a century after the first examples entered circulation, collectors continue searching for key dates, scarce mint marks, valuable varieties, and unusual mint errors hidden within the series.

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