Whenever I place a silver order I'll usually add on a few lowest cost dealer's pick random rounds to help lower the overall premium. The majority of the random rounds have been Buffalos and now they have added up to a full tube, twenty.
Coin Tubes
When rounds or coins are sold in bulk, they are often sold in plastic tubes of twenty. I checked Amazon for coin tubes, but they were smaller sized for minted silver dollars, or cost more than five dollars each, so I 3D printed one. Cool that it fits in a standard round case, for maximum stacking efficiency.
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Silver Buffalo Rounds
One of the most reproduced designs, the Buffalo Round got it's start as the Buffalo Nickel. Originally minted by the US Mint from 1913 to 1938, the Buffalo Nickel was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser, it weighed 5 grams, and was made with 75% copper and 25% nickel.
I mostly have SilverTowne minted Buffalo silver rounds, on the left, you can see the pick axe mint mark at the bottom of the reverse side. I don't know which mint produced the Buffalo Rounds on the right, they are that generic and common.
They make for a beautiful stack of silver, cascading Buffalo shine.
I'm not surprised the Buffalo Round was my first coin tube filled, this common round was adding up quickly, a fine silver tube for the stack.
Have a great day!
@mraggaj