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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.
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What is a 1835 buffalo nickel worth?
Look at the coin again, the first Buffalo nickel was made in 1913.
How much nickel content is in a 1930 buffalo nickel?
Buffalo Nickels weigh 5 grams and are made of an alloy that is 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What is the composition of a 1918 buffalo nickel?
It is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What is the value of a 1951 buffalo nickel?
The last buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
When was the buffalo nickel first made?
Buffalo nickels were struck from 1913 to early 1938.
Is a 1920 buffalo nickel made of silver?
All buffalo nickels were struck in the same alloy of 75% copper / 25% nickel that has been used for all 5-cent pieces except the famous "war nickels" made during WW 2.
Is a buffalo nickel made of silver?
All buffalo nickels were struck in the same alloy of 75% copper / 25% nickel that has been used for all 5-cent pieces except the famous "war nickels" made during WW 2. The latter were made of silver, copper, and manganese because nickel was a strategic war metal. The term "nickel" was applied to the coin long before the buffalo design was adopted.
What is the metal content of a buffalo head nickel?
It's either "Indian head" or "buffalo", but not "buffalo head". Buffalo nickels show the whole animal! All buffalo nickels are made of the same 25% nickel / 75% copper alloy used in modern nickels. Internet rumors notwithstanding, NO buffalo nickels ever contained any silver.
What is the value of a buffalo nickel e 1826?
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.
When was Buffalo nickel created?
Buffalo nickel was created in 1913.
What is a 1943 nickel worth?
If you have a buffalo one, something is wrong. The last Buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
What is the value of an 1899 silver buffalo head nickel?
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.
