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1913 Type 1 Uncirculated Buffalo Nickel. Estimated value: $27,500. The 1913 Type 1 is the most common of the early Buffalo nickels. This was the first year of circulation. 1936 D 3 ½ Legs Buffalo ...
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 . As part of a drive to beautify the coinage, five denominations of US coins had received new designs between 1907 and 1909.
Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel. The cause of the key date of 1939 stems from the new design that excited collectors the year prior, after the initial hype had settled down fewer nickels were saved.
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: American Buffalo dollar: Buffalo nickel obverse Buffalo nickel reverse Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 197,131 D Proof: 272,869 P June 7, 2001 – June 21, 2001 50¢ U.S. Capitol Visitor Center half dollar
The nickel has a long history in U.S. money, though it wasn't the country's first 5-cent coin. That honor goes to a "half-dime" that first appeared in 1794. Early 5-cent pieces weren't made of ...
For a certain generation of American kids growing up in the middle of the 20th century, there was no greater coin thrill than coming across a Buffalo nickel. Enough of the coins were still in...
This made the new coin heavy, in terms of weight per $.01 of face value, compared to the three-cent copper-nickel coin. The bill passed without debate on May 16, 1866. [ 16 ] The new copper-nickel coin was legal tender for up to one dollar and would be paid out by the Treasury in exchange for coin of the United States, excluding the half cent ...
The design of the American Buffalo gold bullion coin is a modified version of James Earle Fraser's design for the Indian Head nickel (Type 1), issued in early 1913. After a raised mound of dirt below the animal on the reverse was reduced, the Type 2 variation continued to be minted for the rest of 1913 and every year until 1938, except for 1922, 1932, and 1933 when no nickels were struck.