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1912 Fraser Buffalo Nickel Electrotrials in the Stacks Bowers Nov 2026 Sale

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Before the Buffalo Nickel Existed, James Earle Fraser Made These Remarkable 1912 Electrotrials

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Unique James Earle Fraser’s 1913 Buffalo nickel Galvano

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...
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1931-S Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

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Buffalo Nickel, Type 2 (1913-1938) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Buffalo or Indian Head Nickels, designed by James Earle Fraser, have been popular with collectors...
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1938-D Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

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...
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1916 Buffalo Nickel : A Collector’s Guide

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...

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