It's actually called a minting error, because coins are minted or struck; bills are printed. The defect resulted from a botched attempt to repair a damaged die. A Mint employee overzealously polished the repair and removed the part that formed the image of one leg. Some of the coins made it into circulation before the defect was discovered, and are now quite rare.
Please see the question "What is the value of a 1937 3 legged buffalo nickel?" for more information.
Buffalo Bill never appeared on a U.S. nickel. A 1937 nickel has a picture of a Native American chieftan on the front, and a buffalo (animal) on the back.
The coin is normally called either a Buffalo nickel or an Indian Head nickel. The entire buffalo is shown, not just its head, LOL! Please see the question "What is the value of a 1937 US nickel?" for more information.
1937
1913-1937 is the dates that they were minted.
1937 is an extremely common date for buffalo nickels. Most are worth less than a dollar.
1937 is a common date for Buffalo nickels. Average value is $1.00-$3.00.
No. The 1937-Philadelphia is actually the second most common date of all buffalo nickels at 79.5 million.
Please check the date on your coin again and post a new question. The last Buffalo nickel was struck in 1938.
Average coins are $1.00-$3.00
All Buffalo nickels have the "F" it's the designers initials. The 1937 is a high mintage common date with retail values of $3.00 or less.
The 3 legged buffalo nickel in 1937
Five cents. The gold plating someone put on a regular nickel destroyed any collector's value it had.