James Earle Fraser

1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel: History, Varieties and Value The 1938-D/S Buffalo Nickel presents an immediate mystery. The United States Mint struck no Buffalo Nickels at San...

Congress Rejected the Coin, then This Viking Medal Became a Classic The 1925 Norse-American Centennial Medal began as a commemorative half dollar. Treasury officials rejected...

A rare bronze window into James Earle Fraser’s 1913 Buffalo nickel Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold a remarkable bas-relief bronze galvano of James Earle Fraser’s reverse...

1937-D 3-Legged Buffalo Nickel: Value, History, and the $84,000 Stack’s Bowers Specimen By CoinWeek Notes The 1937-D 3-Legged Buffalo Nickel ranks among the most famous modern...

In 1919, Alabama marked the 100th anniversary of its admission to the Union as the 22nd state. Two years later, officials commemorated that milestone...

1913 Buffalo Nickel Type 1 Collector’s Guide The 1913 Buffalo Nickel Type 1 marks a turning point in American coinage. It replaced the Liberty Head...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .... Nickel production at the San Francisco Mint fell to 1.2 million coins in 1931, marking the lowest output of the denomination...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 2006, the United States Mint added a second gold bullion coin to its precious...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Buffalo or Indian Head Nickels, designed by James Earle Fraser, have been popular with collectors...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1938-D Buffalo Nickel was the last issue in the Buffalo Nickel series that had started in 1913. Production began in...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ....   The strike quality of the 1916 Buffalo Nickel was an improvement over previous issues as the United States Mint prepared...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Buffalo Nickels were struck as Proofs in the series' first four years and the final two. Other than the notation...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1914 was the second year of James Earle Fraser's Buffalo Nickel design. After a substantial post-release reworking in 1913, only...

By CoinWeek ....   A gorgeous, lightly toned PCGS Proof-68 example of the popular Type 1 1913 Buffalo Nickel is currently being offered by GreatCollections, with...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   With 1,505,000 coins struck, the 1915-S Buffalo Nickel boasts the fifth-lowest mintage of the Indian...