Bidspirit auction | US 1938-1995 Jefferson and Buffalo

US 1938-1995 Jefferson and Buffalo Nickel Collection, Copper-Nickel - A collection of US five-cent coins housed in three Whitman official coin folders, specifically model number 9039 titled Jefferson Nickels Collection Starting 1962 Number Two. The lot primarily consists of Jefferson nickels struck in a copper-nickel alloy, featuring the profile of Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and his Monticello estate on the reverse. One Buffalo nickel is included in a modified slot with a handwritten date of 1939. The coins represent various dates and mint marks from Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. Several interior pages feature extensive handwritten notations in blue ink specifying dates and mint marks for coins placed in non-corresponding slots, including dates as early as 1938. The collection includes several 35 percent silver war nickels from the 1942-1945 period identifiable by date and mint mark placement.