野牛镍币（BuffaloNickel）

1、上图为硬币的一面，另一面可有三个印第安人头像。 2.The design depicts a realisticportrait of an American Indian on the obverse of the coin along with the word Liberty along the rim. The reverse of the coin features a magnificent buffalo and the words FIVE CENTS on a raised mound on which the buffalo stands. The coin is uniq

2、ue inasmuch as no other regular issue U.S. coin has ever featured an animal (other than the eagle) as a part of its main design. The first Buffalo Nickels minted in 1913 were originally struck with a design that had the buffalo standing on a mound. These are referred to as Type 1 coins. Due to some

3、production problems with this raised design, the design was changed and all future coins featured the buffalo standing on a flat plain. Coins with this latter design are referred to as Type 2 coins. （水牛镍是由75%的铜和25%的镍而制成，硬币直径约21毫米）Buffalo Nickels continued to be minted annually after 1913 until 1938-

4、with the exception of the years 1922,1932 and 1933.Over 1 billion of these coins were minted during this time at various mint facilities including the Philadelphia ,Denver, and San Francisco mints. The mintmark can be found on the coin under the words FIVE CENTS.In 1938, the Buffalo Nickel ceased pr

5、oduction and was replaced the following year by a coin featuring the portrait of Thomas Jefferson .The Jefferson nick is still in production today. 作品包括 本杰明 富兰克林；西奥多 罗斯福；约翰 埃里克森纪念碑；乔治 s 巴顿将军以下有几种镍以下有几种镍币的图片请欣币的图片请欣赏：赏：由于当时美国的开荒者为了开发，严重破坏了水牛的生态环境水牛数量严重下降。为了提醒美国公民保护环境，政府就发行量这种水牛镍币水牛镍币人头像镍币这里只给出几种款式的镍币，对美国钱这里只给出几种款式的镍币，对美国钱币有狂热兴趣和猎奇心的人可以自行查币有狂热兴趣和猎奇心的人可以自行查阅。阅。其他资料一览：其他资料一览：1913年的自由女神镍币之所以会如此昂贵在于它产生的神秘性；存世只见5枚，其中两枚被私人收藏，两枚被博物馆保存，另一枚下落不明。女神镍币出现在1883-1912年间，1913年起被水牛镍币代替，按理不应该在存在5分的自由女神镍币，但1913年一硬币制造官员私自铸造5枚这样的硬币。但这些一直被视为为非法。直到1924年，人们才见到五枚真品陆续出现。几经周转一枚与1962年失踪，野牛镍币在1913-1938年