Whitman - Indian Head or Buffalo Nickel Album: 1913 - 1938

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"Indian Head or Buffalo Nickel coin album by Whitman Publishing. The indian Head nickel five-cent piece today is almost universally known as the "Buffalo" nickel, after the American bison on the reverse. The design made its debut in 1913. James Earle Fraser, a sculptor well known in the private sector, was its creator. The obverse features an authentic portrait of a Native American, modeled as a composite from life, with three subjects posing. Buffalo nickels include, Variety 1, FIVE CENTS on Raised Ground ( 1913 ) , and Variety 2, FIVE CENTS in Recess ( 1913 - 1938 )." - Whitman Publishing

Designer: James Earle Fraser. Weight: 5 grams. Composition: .750 copper, .250 nickel. Diameter: 21.2 mm. Edge: Plain. Mints: Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco.

Indian Head or Buffalo Nickels 1913 - 1938
Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints, by Year

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1. 1913 ( Variety 1 ) , 1913-D ( Variety 1 ) , 1913-S ( Variety 1 ) , 1913 ( Variety 2 ) , 1913-D ( Variety 2 ) , 1913-S ( Variety 2 ) , 1914 , 1914-D , 1914-S , 1915 , 1915-D , 1915-S , 1916 , 1916-D , 1916-S , 1917 , 1917-D , 1917-S , 1918 , 1918-D ( 8 over 7 ) , 1918-D , 1918-S , 1919 , 1919-D


2. 1919-S , 1920 , 1920-D , 1920-S , 1921 , 1921-S , ( None Struck in 1922 ) , 1923 , 1923-S , 1924 , 1924-D , 1924-S , 1925 , 1925-D , 1925-S , 1926 , 1926-D , 1926-S , 1927 , 1927-D . 1927-S , 1928 , 1928-D , 1928-S


3. 1929 , 1929-D , 1929-S , 1930 , 1930-S , 1931-S , ( None Struck in 1932 and 1933 ) , 1934 , 1934-D , 1935 , 1935-D , 1935-S , 1936 , 1936-D , 1936-S , 1937 , 1937-D , 1937-D ( Three-Legged ) , 1937-S , 1938-D ( Only Struck in Denver in 1938 )