BUFFALO NICKEL
BUFFALO NICKEL 1913-1938
KEY DATES:
1913S Variety 2,1924S,1926S,1931S
ERRORS & VARIETIES:
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1913 -1916 Matte Proofs 1916-1938 Mirror Proofs
1913 Type 1 – FIVE CENTS on the raised ground or mound that Buffalo stands on
1913 Type 2 – FIVE CENTS is under a straight line below the mound
1913
1913
1913S
1913D-1930S
1914
1914/3
1914S
1915
1915D
1915S
1916
1916
1916D
1917
1917D
1918
1918D
1919
1920D
1925S
1926
1926D
1927D
1927D
1927S
1929
1930
1930
1930
1930S
1930S
1931S
1931S
1935
1935D
1935S
1936
1936D
1936D
1936S
1937D
1937D
1938D
The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel is a
copper-nickel five-cent piece that was struck
by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938.
It was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser. Composition:75% copper and 25% nickel.
According to Fraser, the animal that appears on
the reverse is the American bison Black Diamond he saw at Bronx Zoo.
The identity of the Indians whom Fraser used as models is somewhat uncertain, as Fraser told various and not always consistent stories during the forty years he lived after designing the nickel.
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In 1913 the change came into design when the
reverse design was slightly altered to solve
problems that had resulted in fewer strikes per
die pair than expected.
These changes enlarged the legend "FIVE CENTS" and changed the ground on which the bison stands from a hill to flat ground.The changes to what are known as Type II nickels (with the originals Type I) actually decreased the die life. Its beautiful design makes this nickel one of the most desirable and collectible coin in America.
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