US 1936 buffalo nickel

[bidderdown]

need help & info on 5 leg 1936 buffalo nickel US know about 3 & one half but not 5 although some fellow collectors say they have heard of 5 legs buy do not have data any assistance would be great thks richasrd

[coinguy]

I will have to give the same answer as the other Forum you posted this question on. I have never heard of a 5 leg buffalo nickel. I have seen a 3 leg, 3 1/2 leg and of course the common 4 leg. Where did you hear that there was a 5 leg? Sounds like something you would see listed on Etsey to try and con in some new collector.

[bidderdown]

no it exists as i was told by two collectors

[coinguy]

Do you have any proof or a photo or is it just what someone heard. Until there is definite proof of one, I would just have to consider it as heresay. I don't possibly see how a 5 legged nickel could be struck without it being discovered by know.

[Bill in Burl]

Well, it's not in the Cherrypickers Guide to rare die varieties that gives all known varieties to US coins. That's usually a type of bible for US varieties going way back.