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Here’s a 1924 no F variety and a nice one….If the images load…
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James E. Fraser designed the Buffalo nickel and his initial appears as an incused F beneath the date on the obverse of the coin in his honor. In the No F Abraded Die Variety (ADV) the incused F is missing. A missing F equals No F, the popular name for this variety. This variety is one example of the more general Missing Designer’s Initials variety found on other coins besides the buffalo nickel (e.g., Walking Liberty Half Dollars). However, in the buffalo nickel world, this abraded die variety is known affectionately as the No F variety. As with other ADVs, […] 
At what point do you guys consider a Buffalo to be a No Designer Initial variety? I’ve found some that have absolutely no trace of the F, and others, including a couple of these, that have what appears to be a void, a scratch or maybe just the hint of part of the letter. Where do you draw the line? Click on photos for larger image.
One of the dates I’ve found that exhibits either no trace of the designer initial, or like this one, what appears […] |