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The Indian Head nickel, also known as the Buffalo nickel, was an American nickel five-cent piece minted from 1913 to 1938. It was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser. Fraser featured a profile of a Native American on the obverse of the coin, which was a composite portrait of three Native American chiefs: Iron Tail, Big Tree, and Two Moons. The "buffalo" portrayed on the reverse was an American Bison, possibly Black Diamond, from the Central Park zoo. The first new reverse on the 2005-dated nickel featured the American bison, recognizing the American Indians and wildlife encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition. Expedition journals described the buffalo, and it was an animal of great significance to many American Indian cultures.

This set contains a Buffalo Nickel from all 4 Decades: One in the Teens, The 20's, The 30's and the new 2005 Buffalo.


4 Decades of Buffalos
 4 Decades of Buffalos
$21.00


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