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Buffalo Nickel Puzzle original wooden version
Buffalo Nickel Puzzle original wooden version
Buffalo Nickel Puzzle original wooden version

Buffalo Nickel Puzzle original wooden version

mrpuzzle 57
Item Location: Australia

A$475.00

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Gocrager 457 A$475.00 25.01.2026 23:52:44
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Gocrager 457 A$365.00 25.01.2026 23:05:16
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Bacon 185 A$205.00 23.01.2026 06:39:36
Gocrager 457 A$195.00 23.01.2026 06:39:36
Gocrager 457 A$45.00 20.01.2026 00:04:18
Description

This is an original wooden version of the puzzle made by George Miller for IPP20.
It is not the Bits and Pieces metal version.

Goal as written by George on the enclosed paper.
The Buffalo Nickel Puzzle is based on the Nine-and-a-half Moves puzzle by Oskar van Deventer. It is composed of just three pieces that fit together in such a way as to hide a secret compartment and find the Nickel. Although the three pieces are flat and lie in a single plane, it takes a remarkable 9 ½ moves to solve.

Laser cut wood by George Miller.  
Size: Diameter 95mm
A full step by step colour printed solution is provided.

Condition: There is a small chip on the white rim of the back of the puzzle. See photo. And the paperwork with the puzzle is a little brown with age where the puzzle has been sitting on top of it in the box.   I completed the solve of the puzzle so know that it is working as expected according to the solution.

General Information:

This is Brian Young from Mr Puzzle in Australia selling some doubles as a result of merging Ray Mead’s collection into my own existing collection.  This puzzle has been in Ray’s collection since he exchanged with George in 2000.

If you have any questions you can email me separately via our Mr Puzzle email address mrpuzzle@mrpuzzle.com.au  But please don’t email and ask to discontinue the auction. All auctions will run their duration. It’s the fairest course for everyone.

All prices in Australian Dollars (not US Dollars).  We much prefer payment via Wise or other bank transfer. PayPal is also possible.

After the auction please message me to let me know if you would like standard or express postage. Rates below.  Then I will send an invoice including postage (and tariff for US buyers). 

If you buy more than one item I will be happy to combine ship and quote postage based on exact weight. Usually unless a very heavy puzzle is involved it won’t be much different to the single item below.

Cost to ship this puzzle Standard:
Australia A$10.00 - NZ A$21.00 - US/Canada/EU/Asia  A$25.00 - UK/Scandinavia A$36.00 -Other countries please request a quote.

Cost to ship this puzzle Express:
Australia A$15.00 - NZ A$38.00 - US/Canada/EU/Asia  A$44.00 - UK/Scandinavia A$49.00 - Other countries please request a quote.

Import duties/tariffs are not included in the final price.
The import duty or tariff rate may be different for every country so please check the rate that applies to your own country.
It is usual practice that import duties or tariffs are paid by the buyer at the point of import or delivery in your own country.

USA is the exception. This puzzle was made is USA therefore no tariff applies when sending to USA buyers.


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