In 1913, the United States Liberty head “V” nickel was replaced with a new design: the buffalo nickel. This five-cent coin featured a large close-up of a Native American man in profile on the obverse, and a buffalo on its reverse giving the coin its popular name.
The coin’s design was somewhat controversial, as some felt that the Indian head was too large; additionally, the bison on the reverse gave the mints in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver, who all minted the coin, problems with some of its smaller details. In 1937, a worker at the Denver mint accidentally removed one of the buffalo’s legs, resulting in perhaps the buffalo nickel’s most famous variation.
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Several great collectible examples of the buffalo nickel are for sale in the marketplace. Check the current vendors’ items for sale and come back to see daily updates. The buffalo nickel lasted from 1913 until 1938, when it was replaced by the Jefferson nickel.
