Buffalo nickel
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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.
NNC US 1913 5C Buffalo Nickel
NNC US 1913 5C Buffalo Nickel
Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary of the Treasury under Taft. A letter to him by his son may have been the genesis of the Buffalo nickel.
Liberty Head nickel
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The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel because of its reverse design, is an American five-cent piece. It was struck for circulation from 1883 until 1912, with at least five pie
Buffalo nickel
…denominations of US coins had received new designs between 1907 and 1909. In 1911, Taft administration officials decided to replace Charles E. Barber's Liberty Head design for the nickel, and they commissioned Fraser to do the work. They were impressed by Fraser's designs showing a Native American and an American bison…
NNC US 1883 5C Liberty Nickel
NNC US 1887 5C Liberty Nickel
A pattern for the nickel by Barber