Buffalo nickel
US 5-cent copper–nickel coin minted 1913–1938
Buffalo nickel
The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel is a five-cent piece that was struck in copper–nickel by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938. It was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser. Acclaimed for its artistry and distinctly American imagery, Fraser’s design is an icon of American coinage. As part of a drive to beautify the coinage, five denominations of US coins had received new designs between 1907 and 1909. In 1911, Taft administration officials decided to replace Charles E. Barber's Liberty Head design for the nickel, and they commissioned Fraser to do the work. They were impressed by Fraser's designs showing a Native American and an American bison. The designs were approved in 1912, but were delayed several months because of objections from the Hobbs Manufacturing Company, which made mechanisms to detect slugs in nickel-operated machines. The company was not satisfied by changes made in the coin by Fraser, and, in February 1913, Treasury Secretary Franklin MacVeagh decided to...
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