Jefferson nickel
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The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel. From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a pro
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Nellie Tayloe Ross (right), Director of the Mint, and Edward Bruce, Director of the Section of Painting and Sculpture, inspect candidates for the design of the new Jefferson nickel, April 1938
During World War II, the mint mark of the part-silver "war nickels" appeared above the image of Monticello.
This reverse of the Indian Peace Medal struck for Jefferson served as the basis of one of the Westward Journey designs
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.
Jefferson nickel
…The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel. From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a profile depiction of Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by…
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.