The consignor's written notes explain that this hoard of rampaging buffalo nickels was removed entirely from circulation over the course of a decade, while her uncle ran an ice cream stand in Rhode Island from the 1950s through the 1960s. There must have been some numismatic knowledge at work, since by an astonishing majority, better date buffalo nickels dominate this lot, some of them MUCH better than one has a right to expect! Your cataloger intended at first to merely count the coins and list them as a hoard of X-number of early nickels, but during the process of inventorying, it became obvious that there is just far too much good material here to list generically. Therefore, many of the coins must listed individually to provide best service to the consignor.The most important buffalo nickels (and there are many of them) are listed as follows: 1913 type-1 (XF), 1913-D type-2 (XF), 1913-S type-1 (AU), 1913-S type-2 (VF+ with full horn), 1914-S (F/dark), 1915-S (VF), 1917-S (XF), 1917-S (VG), 1918-S (F/dark), 1918-S (VG/laminations), 1919-D (VF+), 1920-D (F), 1920-D (VG), 1921-S (F), 1923-S (XF), 1923-S (VF), 1923-S (VG), 1924-S (F+), 1924-S (VG), 1925-D (VF+), 1925-D (VG), 1926-S (F), 1927-S (VF), 1928-S (XF), and 3x 1931-S (VF). In addition, there are 29x additional buffalo nickels which are virtually all better dates, such as 1930-S, 1938-D, and some mint marked 1920s, and rounding out the lot if a group of 24x Liberty nickels, most in very worn grades. The fact that there are so very few coins with problems is another indication of some numismatic experience. There were no obviously cleaned coins, very, very few with surfaces issues, and perhaps only a couple or so with damage. This is a MUST SEE lot for anyone interested in coins that are absolutely, truly fresh to the market, since there can't be many original hoards like this left. The first of three amazing lots from the Rhode Island Ice Cream Stand consignment.