The 1938-D Buffalo Nickel was struck at the Denver Mint with a recorded mintage of 7,020,000 coins — the 25th-lowest of the 64 circulation-strike issues in the buffalo nickel series.
The last Buffalo - Denver alone struck the final year while Philadelphia tooled up for the Jefferson, and hoarding of the farewell issue made it common in gem grades.
A full collector's note for this issue — survival, strike character, and what to check before buying — is on the writing schedule; the figures above are the permanent record.
| Issue | Mint | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1938-D Buffalo Nickel | Denver | 7,020,000 |
Mintage figures: United States Mint (Annual Report of the Director of the Mint), Royal Canadian Mint records, and — for the 1935 banknote issue — Bank of Canada printage records as published in the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Government Paper Money, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.