One of the things that hinders error collecting, in my opinion, is the lack of knowledge regarding just how rare certain popular collectibles are. In previous editions, I have listed the examples known to me of Shield nickels on cent planchets and Liberty nickels on cent planchets. I have since begun to track at a high level the number of buffalo nickels on cent planchets.
So far, I have seen the following dates.
| 1918 | About a half dozen known |
| 1918-S | HIM 11/82 sale |
| 1919 | About a dozen known |
| 1919-D | Bolt |
| 1920 | About 1 ½ dozen known including one 40% off-center ex Rausch-Heritage 8/04, Byers – PCGS64BN |
| 1924 | Federal Brand sale |
| 1925 | 1) Weinberg 7/04 Inventory PCGS61BN
2) Byers NGCVG08 |
| 1929 | 64 ANA |
| 1934 | 1) Weinberg 3/02 FPL, Saul Teichman - NGC62BN
2) Rausch-Heritage 8/04, Saul Teichman – PCGS63BN
3) Byers 10/04 – ANACS63
One of these ex 64 ANA |
| 1935 | Bolt |
| 1936 | 81 ANA - XF (mintmark area not on planchet so could be a 36-D) |
| 1936-D | B/R 3/02 as ANACS-AU55, Heritage 7/02 now PCGSAU50 |
| 1937-S | Superior 9/98 to Tony Terranova - PCGSXF45 |
| No Date | Several known, Kagins had one well circulated. |
Obviously, this list is far from complete. This article is a call to all collectors of these pieces to tell the collecting fraternity just what is out there and possibly to build a condition census of these pieces. If you are willing to participate, please
e-mail me and let me know what you have. All names will be kept confidential. The results and possibly the number of pieces out there will be published in a future edition.
