I have a belt buckle with 6 Buffalo nickels inlaid on it. The four facing up are 1937 and 1938, I am sure the other two probably are as well. My grandfather received this many years ago and it has been passed down to me. The cover on the buckle is a little damaged, and it has yellowed from it being cracked I suppose. But all the nickels are in excellent condition. I am pretty sure they have never been in circulation, or if so, probably not for long. We have no coin shops anywhere in our area and I don't trust a pawn shop to give me a reasonable estimate, if they would even know anything about these coins.
2006-07-09 11:19:14 · 4 answers · asked by Katy W 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
1937 is $20 in uncirculated.
1938 is $20 in uncirculated.
But 2 things the mintamrk is on the back of the coin and will increase the value by ten dollars if it is S.
And taking them out of the buckle may damage the coin and no dealer would by it in the buckle for that price.
2006-07-09 20:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1938 Buffalo Nickel
2016-10-06 11:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are uncirculated, $20 is about the price, unless they are really high grade. However, being in a belt buckle "circulated" them, by wearing them against tables, etc. Uncirculated means unworn, not just they weren't used in trade. Also, it is very likely that they are damaged by being set in the buckle, or will be damaged if removed. Undamaged, but worn a little, they are worth about $1 or a little more a piece. Also, the mint mark will not matter, since in 1937 neither the D or S is scarce, and you cannot get a 1938 buffalo without a D mintmark, since they didn't make them in Philadelphia or San Francisco.
2006-07-13 05:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by medoraman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they're worth very much. You could look on ebay and see if anybody is selling them and see how much people are bidding for them.
2006-07-09 11:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can check on (www.usmint.gov)
it offers the prices of the coins produced by US mints.
2006-07-09 11:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Haliluya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋