Die Variety Book
for the
Buffalo Nickel
Details of the design changes can be found in this MSWord file.
| ODV-001 (LIBERTY in Low Relief) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1913 1914 1915 |
1913-D 1914-D 1915-D |
1913-S 1914-S 1915-S |
1913 1914 1915 |
| ODV-002 (LIBERTY in Medium Relief) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1916 1917 1918 1919 |
1916-D 1917-D 1918-D 1919-D |
1916-S 1917-S 1918-S 1919-S |
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| ODV-003 (Thicker, Straighter Left Ribbon) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1920 1924 |
1920-D 1924-D |
1920-S 1924-S |
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| ODV-004 (Enhanced Lower Hair and Ribbon Knot) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1921 |
1921-S |
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| ODV-005 (Straighter Left Ribbon) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1923 | 1923-S | ||
| ODV-006 (Straighter Left Ribbon) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1925 |
1925-D |
1925-S |
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| ODV-007 (Wide Curved Ribbon with Overlapping Digit) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1934 1936 1937 |
1926-D 1927-D 1928-D 1929-D 1934-D 1936-D 1937-D |
1926-S 1927-S 1928-S 1929-S 1930-S 1936-S 1937-S |
1936 1937 |
| ODV-008 (Middle of the Left Ribbon is Thin but Complete) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1931-S | |||
| ODV-009 (Middle of the Left Ribbon is Strengthened, but Thin, Complete) |
Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
Proof |
 |
1935 |
1935-D 1938-D |
1935-S |
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Red = Ex. Rare, Blue = Rare, Pink = Scarce
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