The famous buffalo (or Indian head) nickel was designed by James Earle Fraser. If a buffalo nickel isn't very worn you can see his initial "F" directly below the date.
The front portrait is a composite image based on three different Native American chiefs. The buffalo depicts Black Diamond who was kept at the Brooklyn Zoo.
Look at the coin again, the first Buffalo nickel was made in 1913.
Buffalo Nickels weigh 5 grams and are made of an alloy that is 75% copper and 25% nickel.
All Buffalo nickels are made from .750 copper & .250 nickel.
It is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The last buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
Buffalo nickels were struck from 1913 to early 1938.
Buffalo nickel was created in 1913.
The first U.S. nickel was made in 1866. Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938. Please look at the coin again and post new question.
If you have a buffalo one, something is wrong. The last Buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
Please check again and post a new question: > Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938. An 1899 nickel would have a picture of Miss Liberty on the front and the Roman numeral V (= 5) on the back. > All nickels except those from WWII (1942-45) are made of copper-nickel, not silver. > There's no coin called a "buffalo head" nickel. The names are either an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were struck from 1913 to 1938. Any nickel dated 1939 would be a familiar Jefferson nickel. Look at the coin again, 1938 was the last year a Buffalo nickel was made.
minted from 1913 through 1938