1937 Buffalo Nickel With Good Details

They minted nearly 80 million 1937-P. Would make a good hole filler for a Buffalo nickel album. Otherwise I'd spend it.

I think the "Good Details" reference is literally the grade on the coin. The scratches on the obverse make it a details coin, rather than a straight graded coin. Good may be a bit low for the obverse, and the apparent wear on the reverse may be more to die state or die polishing than wear, based on the obverse. I'd be more inclined to VG-08 Details here. Either way, it's a heavily circulated 1937 Buff, with a value around $1.00-$1.25. Regardless of grade, any Buff is a keeper.

Still a nice Buffalo nickel, despite the scratch. Definitely a keeper.

To a young, potential coin collector, this Buffalo nickel is worth a smile! Find a kid at a coin show or elsewhere and give it to him/her. Pique his curiousity about American history, the western frontier, by pointing out the Native American and American bison. Tell him/her that they could probably find a book about coins at the library; this, in order to learn more about their nickel and other old coins.

About value .... To those of you who feel a low grade, common date Buffalo nickel is worth $1-$2, I d mention that, at a local coin club meeting a few months ago, I bought two rolls of common date, 1935-37, Philly nickels for $14, apiece. The average grade is fine and all have full dates with no damage. Doing the math, that's 35 cents, each. Bear in mind that I was bidding in a roomful of thirty-plus collectors! This suggests that so-called book values were three to five times the "street" value.

Hopefully, many of my nickels will find a home in the pocket of some future collector. So, what's the nickel worth? .... As for me, I'll settle for a kid's smile, any day!