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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.
When was Buffalo nickel created?
Buffalo nickel was created in 1913.
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.
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 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.
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.
