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United States, "Buffalo Nickel" CU-NI Five Cents. Dies by James Earle Fraser. Denver mint, 1938-D. Composite profile of Iron Tail, an Oglala Sioux chief, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief, and Big Tree, a Kiowa chief to right, LIBERTY in right field, date on neck / American bison standing to left; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM above, denomination above mintmark in exergue. KM 134.
PCGS graded MS 65 (#12474392).
From a private British collection.
According to legend, the bison used as a model for this coin was "Black Diamond" (1893-1915), a famous resident at the Central Park Zoo in New York City.
PCGS graded MS 65 (#12474392).
From a private British collection.
According to legend, the bison used as a model for this coin was "Black Diamond" (1893-1915), a famous resident at the Central Park Zoo in New York City.