Buffalo Nickel, 1913-1938
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Familiar coins of the 1920s and 1930s included Buffalo nickels and Winged Liberty Head dimes.
Familiar coins of the 1920s and 1930s included Buffalo nickels and Winged Liberty Head dimes.
Artifact
Coin (Money)
Date Made
1913-1938
Creators
United States. Bureau of the Mint
Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made in the United States by the United States Bureau of the Mint; designed by James Earle Fraser.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.144.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lisa A. Korzetz.
Material
Copper-nickel alloy
Technique
Stamping (Forming)
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.8125 in
Inscriptions
side 1: Native American / LIBERTY side 2: American Bison / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURBIS UNUM / FIVE CENTS
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