The Buffalo is Back!
It will surely be a stampede. As one paper stated, “Millions of buffalo are headed to a cash register near you.”
Sixty-seven years after the government minted its last buffalo nickel, the symbol of the American West is returning to the five-cent piece.
The United States Mint has shipped 97 million of the new coins to the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks, and they will start distributing the coins to local banks Monday.
The series represents the first change in the nickel since 1938 when the Mint switched from the buffalo nickel, which had an American Indian on the opposite side, to the Jefferson nickel featuring a picture of Jefferson on one side and Monticello, Jefferson’s home, on the other.
I remember my grandfather sitting me down at the kitchen table and showing me his collection of Buffalo nickels. He was mighty proud of his buffalo nickels. I, for one, can’t wait to start seeing these floating around. I’ll start a collection of my own, and show my grandchildren one day.
February 27th, 2005 at 12:45 pm
I’ve never seen a buffalo nickel in my life… That is pretty cool to hear. I’ve been shown pictures, ect. but nothing in real life…
February 27th, 2005 at 1:03 pm
I think I have some I can show you
February 28th, 2005 at 2:36 am
Oh well, that sounds good. I’d like to see that! Thank you!
March 2nd, 2005 at 7:37 am
Love those “Anatomically” correct Buffalos
March 2nd, 2005 at 11:48 am
I’d hate to know what you mean by that…