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1929
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 21.2 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 36,446,000 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 75% Copper, 25% Nickel |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | James Earle Fraser |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-1310 |
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Philadelphia's 1929 Buffalo nickel mintage reached 36,446,000 coins, the final high-volume year before the Great Depression collapsed production for the next several years. The coin is common in all grades and readily available in Mint State. Strike characteristics are generally strong, with Gem-quality examples existing in adequate numbers for specialist demand at modest premiums.
The 1929 Philadelphia is typical of late-decade Buffalo nickels. Collectors building complete Buffalo sets acquire the coin without extraordinary effort, and type collectors often select 1929 examples as representatives of the series' pre-Depression production.
The stock market crash began on October 24, 1929, and culminated on Black Tuesday, October 29, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 12% in a single day. The nickels struck in Philadelphia that year entered circulation in the final months of the Roaring Twenties and continued to change hands as the economy collapsed around them. By 1930, Mint production had begun its steep decline, and the 1929 issue marks the end of an era in Buffalo nickel production.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $1 | $1 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $1.50 | $1.50 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $2 | $2.50 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $4 | $4.50 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $12.50 | $14.50 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $19.50 | $23 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $33 | $38 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | $85 | $90 |
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