The Native American chief shown on the buffalo nickel is actually a composite image created by the coin's designer, James Earle Fraser. Fraser was never entirely clear about which men served as his models but the most-commonly cited sources indicates the chiefs were Iron Tail, a Sioux, Big Tree, a Kiowa, and Two Moons, a Cheyenne.
In average condition, both coins are only worth their face value.
value of a 1936 buffalo head nickel
How much is a 1820 buffalo nickel
The first Indian Head/Buffalo Nickel was minted in Philadephia in the year 1913. The coin is actually called a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel, but not "buffalo head". After all, it shows the entire buffalo, not just its head :)
There is no such thing as an 1889 Buffalo Nickel. Buffalo nickels were only minted from 1913 to 1938. A nickel minted in 1889 would be a Liberty Head or "V" nickel.
Thomas Jefferson
Almost all are worth more than face value
thomas jefferson
In average condition, both coins are only worth their face value.
Same guy who has been on the nickel since 1938 - Thomas Jefferson.
Buffalo nickel was created in 1913.
Nope. It's only worth face value. These are very very common coins.
Buffalo nickels were minted between 1913 and 1938. The coin you are asking about is a Jefferson nickel with a bison reverse, part of the Westward Journey commemoratives. They are not rare and are worth face value.
The coin is still in circulation today and is face value.
value of a 1936 buffalo head nickel
How much is a 1820 buffalo nickel
The first Indian Head/Buffalo Nickel was minted in Philadephia in the year 1913. The coin is actually called a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel, but not "buffalo head". After all, it shows the entire buffalo, not just its head :)