5 Cents `Buffalo Nickel` raised ground

€4,728.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1913
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cents (0.05 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight5 g
Dimensions21.2 mm
Thickness1.95 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)James Earle Fraser
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#133
Obverse descriptionComposite profile of Iron Tail, an Oglala Sioux chief, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief, and Big Tree, a Kiowa chief.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIBERTY 1913 F
Reverse descriptionAccording to the legend, the buffalo used as a model for this coin was `Black Diamond` (1893-1915), a famous buffalo at the Central Park zoo in New York City NOTE: If there is a mintmark, it is below `E C` of `FIVE CENTS`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM FIVE CENTS
(Translation: United States of America Out of Many, One Five Cents)
EdgeSmooth
MintUnited States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
D
United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date)
S
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage1913  - - 30 992 000
1913  - Proof - 1 520
1913 D - - 5 337 000
1913 S - - 2 105 000
Catalog ID1846923820
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