Approximately 3/4" in diameter

Authentic US Mint USA Coins from 1913 - 1938

Hand Crafted by Artisan in the USA

Rhodium Plated Silver Bullet Backing

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 designs between 1907 and 1909. In 1911, Taft administration officials decided to replace Charles E. Barbers Liberty Head design for the nickel, and commissioned Fraser to do the work. They were impressed by Frasers designs showing a Native American and an American bison. The designs were approved in 1912, but were delayed several months because of objections from the Hobbs Manufacturing Company, which made mechanisms to detect slugs in nickel-operated machines. The company was not satisfied by changes made in the coin by Fraser, and in February 1913, Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh decided to issue the coins despite the objections.