5 Cents "Buffalo Nickel" (raised ground) , United States
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Obverse
Composite profile of Iron Tail, an Oglala Sioux chief, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief, and Big Tree, a Kiowa chief.
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LIBERTY 1913 F
Reverse
According to the legend, the buffalo used as a model for this coin was "Black Diamond" (1893-1915), a famous buffalo at the Central Park zoo in New York City NOTE: If there is a mintmark, it is below "E C" of "FIVE CENTS"
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UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM FIVE CENTS
United States of America Out of Many, One Five Cents
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