July 15, 2009 These coins are commonly known by 2 names - Indian Head nickels and Buffalo nickels. The 1936 nickel was produced at 3 US Mint facilities, Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. It's not considered to be a rare date.
The mintmark can be found on the reverse [tails] side of the coin at the bottom beneath the words "FIVE CENTS". A "D" indicates the coin was minted at Denver. An "S" indicates the coin was minted at San Francisco. If there is no mintmark, that indicates the coin was minted at Philadelphia. The letter "P" is used to denote the Philadelphia mint in the values for this coin in the chart below. Circulated Grades...............1936-P.....1936-D.......1936-S G4........................................$4...............$4..............$4 VG12....................................$5...............$5..............$5 EF40....................................$7................$7..............$7 Uncirculated Grades MS60....................................$18.............$34............$34 MS63....................................$40.............$40............$38 MS65....................................$45.............$45............$45 MS66....................................$75.............$85............$80 The letter F on the front of the coin is not a mint mark. It's the initial of the coin's designer, James E. Fraser.
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The coin is called an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel, not "buffalo head" - after all, it shows the entire buffalo! Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
value of a 1936 buffalo head nickel
It depends on each coin's condition and mintmark. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
A 1936 Indian Head nickel is is common. average value is $1.00-$3.00 depending on the grade of the coin.
"F" is designer's initial (James Fraser) rather than a mint mark. The mint mark, if there is one, would be located on the back under the words FIVE CENTS. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information
The coin is called an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel, not "buffalo head" - after all, it shows the entire buffalo! Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
value of a 1936 buffalo head nickel
Buffalo nickels were never struck in steel. All were made from the same cupronickel alloy used for modern Jefferson nickels. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
It depends on each coin's condition and mintmark. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
The 1936-D Buffalo nickEL is common, average condition coins are $1.00-$3.00
A 1936 Indian Head nickel is is common. average value is $1.00-$3.00 depending on the grade of the coin.
"F" is designer's initial (James Fraser) rather than a mint mark. The mint mark, if there is one, would be located on the back under the words FIVE CENTS. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information
To clear things up:The coin is called a buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel rather than "bison"."F" is not a mint mark, but rather the initial of the coin's designer James E. Fraser. Prior to 1968 mint marks were located on the reverse side of the nickel.Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.
There's no coin called a "buffalo head" nickel - it shows the entire animal! Assuming the coins are circulated and have no mint marks, the 1936 Indian Head nickel (note spelling) is the highest mintage of the series, most only have values of $1.00-$3.00. The 1926 is a little better at $1.00-$5.00. There's more-detailed information at the questions "What is the value of a 1926 US nickel?" and "... 1936 US nickel".
The 1936 Buffalo Nickel is not a rare date and circulated coins have values of 25 cents to $2.00 depending on grade.
These coins are also frequently called Indian Head nickels.Please see the question "What is the value of a 1936 US nickel?" for more information.1936 is the most common highest mintage Buffalo of all. Most are valued at 25 cents to a dollar depending on condition.7-30-11>> The 1936 Buffalo nickel is the highest mintage most common of all, if it's in collectible condition the value is $1.00-$3.00 for an average coin.1936 is a very common year for Buffalo nickels and depending on condition & mintmarks, average circulated coins have values of $1.00-$4.00
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