1934 Buffalo Nickel 1934 Buffalo Nickel

1934 Buffalo Nickel

Philidelphia Mint

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Condition or Grade of Item:
G-4
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Item Description

USA Coin Book Item ID Number:
30460
Coin Condition:
G-4
Certified By:
Raw / Unspecified

Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 20,213,003
Catalog: KM-134
Obverse Designer: James Earle Fraser
Reverse Designer: James Earle Fraser
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 5.00 Grams
Diameter: 21.2mm
Edge: Plain

It was not until well into 1934 that the demand for additional pieces finally prompted the first coinage of nickels at Philadelphia since 1930. By this time the practice of setting aside fresh rolls of each coin issue was becoming a familiar ritual for many collectors, and this issue is plentiful in Mint State.

Most such coins are less than fully struck, with the center of the Indian portrait and the highest point of the bison's coat almost always being incomplete.

Doubled-die varieties are known for both obverse and reverse, but these are too minor to be of interest to general collectors.