BUYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NICKELS: Big Buffaloes at Small Prices?

The Buffalo nickel has been a favorite among collectors for decades, with true aficionados of the design and the series arguing about the detail to be seen on a horn, the strike of the date, and how well defined the value appears on a raised mound versus in a recessed exergue. The series was produced in good times and bad, including the post-World War I boom and the Great Depression that shaped much of the 1930s. Forming a collection of them can be very cheap fun today, assuming we are willing to look at heavily