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Jkstaples1993 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 11/13/2019 12:39 pm Have a Buffalo nickel that is one sided, it is twice as thick as a normal Buffalo nickel and weighs only 2.5 grams, it feels and sounds hollow, the blank side is inset almost cupped. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

Badger Mint Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 11/13/2019 1:26 pm If you look in the letter C of CENT under the bison, you will see a very small hole. What you have is a buffalo "squirt gun" nickel, a modification made after the coin left the mint. Value is whatever you can sell it for, less than $10 most likely. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/13/2019 1:39 pm That's interesting. Where does the term "squirt gun" come from? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/13/2019 2:09 pm to CCF. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189312 Posts	Posted 11/13/2019 4:23 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/14/2019 4:50 pm Quote: That's interesting. Where does the term "squirt gun" come from? The back side flexes, You press it in, hold it underwater and release the pressure. Do this a couple times to get it full. Then you show it to someone telling them "look at the neat error on this nickel!". When thye get in close you press in on the back and it squirts a stream of water in their face. These used to be sold in the back pages of comic as "squirting nickels". You can probably still get them in novelty shops. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 11/17/2019 09:57 am Sort of looks like a Magicians coin where a dime fits into that slot. Report this Post to the Staff
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