Question: OT Buffalo Nickel

Mario Sarto

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I know, here are some nickel-carvers around - i have a question about the letter under the date: what does it mean? In this case it is a "F"

Is there a source at the web, where i can read about?

Regards, Mario.
 

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Marrinan

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Mario, It is a P for Philadelphia site of one of the three mints. D for Denver no letter for San Fransisco. Some of our coins also have a VP which was the engraver I think-Fred
 

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Hello Fred, thank you for the answer!

Below is another picture of this coin, it shows the other side: "D" for Denver, correct?
But again, do you know about the "F" under the date?

Mario
 

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I ran into this with the first nickel I put up for sale.

The Mint mark - D for Denver, P for Philidelphia, and (at least occasionally) S for San Francisco is on the back.

The F on the front is the initial of the guy who carved the die - they used to get to sign their work.
 

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The F on the front is the initial of the guy who carved the die - they used to get to sign their work.

Steve, thank you. Now i got it - the one who carved the die. That is cool, never seen that before.

Thank you guys for the answers and Steve - good luck on your sale!
Mario
 

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The f on the front of the coin is the initial of the guy that designed the
coin,not the guy that made the dies. His name was James Earle Fraser, he was a sculptor. Google his name and you can read more.
 

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Back in the Late 1800's there was another Mint in use in Nevada at Carson City. That mint used CC as there identifier, mostly now seen on the back of old Morgan silver Dollars under the Eagle. :tiphat:
 

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I also have a US coin.
Is this worth cutting a Hobo Nickel from it or has they have to be Ni

arnaud
 

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Arnaud, any coin can be carved, but you have to be careful on clad coins like this. The nickel layers are pretty thick, but if you carve too deep, you will hit copper. You can use this to your advantage if you carve the entire background down to copper for a cameo effect.
 

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