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The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions how we think of the American West. The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions about the romanticization of the American West. Bison were ...
The 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five known to exist, was sold to two bidders for $3.17 million at an auction Thursday night in suburban Chicago. The children of the late Melva Givens of ...
In the past, finding an American Buffalo nickel — often referred to as an Indian Head Nickel — was like finding a tiny bit of history, and collectors and enthusiasts still experience that ...
And yet, even an OK version of “American Buffalo” has a charm that is indestructible despite the odds. Richard Cotovsky plays Don, the owner of said junk shop who plots the heist.
Branching off from his main narrative are tributaries that meander through a range of sources, spreading out to cover such factual matters as the origins of the buffalo-head nickel, the massive ...
The nickel was struck at the Philadelphia mint in late 1912, the final year of its issue, but with 1913 cast on its face — the year that the beloved Buffalo Head nickel was introduced.
The Associated Press reports the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel is so valuable because in 1913 the U.S. mint started producing Buffalo or American Indian Head nickels instead of Liberty Head nickels ...
The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist, but it's the coin's back story that adds to its cachet: It was surreptitiously and illegally cast, discovered in a car wreck that ...
Tens of millions of Liberty Head nickels were struck from 1883 to 1912. They featured a representation of "Miss Liberty" on the front and the Roman numeral "V," or 5, on the back.
The buffalo or Indian head nickel was minted from 1913 to 1938. It was designed by James Earle Fraser, a sculptor. Today it is worth anywhere from about $5.40 to $70,000, depending on condition ...
IRVINE, Calif. (Gray News) - An auction house purchased the famed Walton 1913 Liberty Head Nickel. GreatCollections Coin Auctions announced it has acquired the famous coin for $4.2 million.