Vinyard Coin Collection: US Buffalo Nickel, 1935

Scope and content:

1935 US Buffalo Nickel, sometimes also referred to as an Indian Head Nickel. Dating these coins is particularly difficult due to their design, in which the date is easily worn away through the course of normal exchange. The coin was replaced after the minimum time it legally had to stay in circulation to be replaced by the Jefferson Nickel in 1938. The face features the profile of an Indian and the word Liberty. The reverse has an image of a Buffalo with the denomination of FIVE CENTS listed below and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above. Gift of Chris Vinyard. An image is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/5766118932/. Located in T&E S6 SS2, Box 1. Mss 1998-50.A11

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
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