Should I have this coin graded?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

There was a regular vendor at the local craft market here in town (Saturday Morning Market, under the Burnside Bridge) who made some pretty handsome suede moccasins, in a tall boot style; you could buy them with either buffalo nickels or mercury dimes up the leg as an embellishment - about 10 coins per boot, as I recall.
Im pretty sure he drilled the coins out like a button and stitched them to the leather.
As a non collector, I always wondered just how valuable those coins were.

I don't think most Indian head/buffalo nickels are worth much. There are a few that have value, but I think those are the exception (which is why they have value).

https://www.coincollecting.com/buffalo-nickels-key-dates-and-values

[gregpark]

Buffalo nickels are made of 75% copper/ 25% nickel and melt value is less than a nickel. Mercury dimes are 90% silver and are worth $2.71 at today's melt value. Pre 1965 half dollars, quarters and dimes are constitutional or "junk" silver (90% silver)

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Arizona_928

Will that even get me a Vegemite sammie?!

Umm, half a vegemite sammie. Inflation, cost of living...

Originally Posted by The Synergizer

New Zealand doesn't exist.

We are more like an outer suburb of Sydney. Good thing they look after us.

[Steve Carlton]

I think of instead of annexing Canada or buying Greenland, we should absorb New Zealand. Pipe dream, I know.

[aschen]

Only Tangentially related but I think the 10$ Indian head (eagle) designed by Augustus saint-gaudens is probably americas most beautiful coin

Same guy that did the double eagle design that led to the American gold eagle and modern silver eagle coins.

Buy these in mint state all day long at coin shows for 50-100$ over spot currently. A bargain in the historical sense if you ask me.

[Steve Carlton]

I have a money clip with a $5 gold coin in it. For me, it's my favorite US coin. I love the incuse images on it- impressed into the coin. The $5 version was the bigger one, about the size of a nickel.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

I think of instead of annexing Canada or buying Greenland, we should absorb New Zealand. Pipe dream, I know.

Good plan. You talk to your guys and I'll talk to mine and we'll see what we can come up with. China seems to have won Raratonga so we could do with you guys.

[dw1]

[QUOTE=Arizona_928;12509648]Stumbled upon a very minty Buffalo nickel and not sure how to proceed. I only hoard Au, Ag, Pd and Pt coinage, so melt value is very low on this.
[QUOTE]

Here's a good reference on the value of Buffalo Nickels, including pictorial examples of the various condition levels:
https://www.coinstudy.com/buffalo-nickel-value.html

Btw, that coin is far from "minty" judging by the wear, especially on the face side.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

I think of instead of annexing Canada or buying Greenland, we should absorb New Zealand. Pipe dream, I know.

I was in NZ for 10 days back in 2004. The entire time I thought, I hope US culture never infects this beautiful country.

Who knows what it’s like now but it seemed to be like 1950s here, then.

[Arizona_928]

Pretty minty buff if you ask me, let alone for one found in the wild. *double entendre *

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

I have a money clip with a $5 gold coin in it. For me, it's my favorite US coin. I love the incuse images on it- impressed into the coin. The $5 version was the bigger one, about the size of a nickel.

I agree. I think the Indian head 2.5/5 dollar are the best looking gold coin. However, i think the gold Helvetia blows all of them out of the water. Oh la la.