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  Buffalo Nickel Music - Honknroll.com
Buffalo Nickel swing easily from jangly country rock to Owens-meet-Burritos dancehall twang.
New Buffalo Nickel Photos - June 26, 2006
Shooter Jennings / Buffalo Nickel at Mugshots - June 5, 2006
www.honknroll.com   (40 words)

  
  The Buffalo Nickel
The year 1998 was the 60th anniversary of the Jefferson nickel, but few have noted that this same year was also the 85th anniversary of the Buffalo nickel.
Nickel proof coinage from 1913 through 1916 was popular at first with collectors, but eventually the dull matte finishes grew tiresome for those who liked the mirrorlike old-style proofs.
Buffalo nickel coinage ended in 1938, and by the late 1960s few were to be seen in circulation.
www.collectorusa.com /articles/buffalo5c.php   (2146 words)

  
 The story of the buffalo nickel
The buffalo nickel traces its origins to an obscure law stipulating that an American coin design could not be altered more often than once every 25 years.
The buffalo nickel, 75% copper and 25% nickel, was minted for 25 years until 1938 when it was replaced with the Jefferson nickel which is still in use today.
Many of the common buffalo nickels can be had from coin dealers for about a dollar and are always a treat to those who have never seen one.
nd.essortment.com /buffalonickels_rlwm.htm   (568 words)

  
 1937-D Three Legged Buffalo Nickel from BestCoin.Com
The reverse of a genuine 1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo also has numerous diagnostics that are easy to spot.
The buffalo's beard is pointed, and longer on the right (facing) side than the left.
On a genuine "three leg," they will be further away from the buffalo's back than on a normal 1937D.
www.bestcoin.com /1937-D-Three-Legged-Buffalo-Nickel.htm   (438 words)

  
 Buffalo nickel unveiled in D.C. with drum beating and tribal chants - billingsgazette.com
It marks the return of the bison to the nickel for the first time since 1938 when the Mint changed the design of the five-cent piece from one depicting an American Indian on one side and a buffalo on the other.
The bison nickel is the third in a series of four new nickels that are being introduced in 2004 and 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, both of which occurred during the administration of Jefferson, the nation's third president.
Emil Her Many Horses, an associate curator of the National Museum of the American Indian, told the audience that the selection of the buffalo for the new nickel was particularly appropriate.
www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2005/03/01/build/nation/38-buffalonickel.inc   (430 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Collectors set to stampede banks for new buffalo nickel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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 Westward Journey Nickel Series is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, both of which occurred during the administration of the country's third president, Thomas Jefferson.
The series represents the first change in the nickel since 1938, when the Mint switched from the buffalo nickel with an American Indian on the opposite side to the Jefferson nickel that had a picture of Jefferson on one side and Monticello, Jefferson's home, on the other.
www.usatoday.com /money/2005-02-25-buffalo-nickel_x.htm   (643 words)

  
 Legendary "Nickel" of Denver's Buffalo Herd
Nickel the buffalo, after his horns were removed.
Residents who knew of Nickel’s survival stopped often to tell him how sorry they were, and the special bison seemed to understand their love and respect.
Nickel remains in the hearts of every reader of his story and the 9,000 local residents who treasured him.
www.citymtnviews.com /Nickel_buffalo.php4   (604 words)

  
 Buffalo Nickel
Buffalo Nickel began as a three piece in 1999 with three songwriter's: Steve Deaton, Emily Graham & Clinton Kirby.
As Buffalo Nickel, the three piece established a sound that fell somewhere between folk, rock-n-roll and country.
At the request of Emily's family, Buffalo Nickel played her song 'Lucinda Williams' at her funeral and followed with a medley of gospel songs that helped some to smile through the tears.
www.mbus.com /bands/genadm/Buffalo.Nickel.htm   (751 words)

  
 After 67 years, Mint offers new buffalo nickel - Personal Finance - MSNBC.com
The 2005 American Bison nickel is the third of four new nickel designs being minted to commemorate the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition to the American West.
The bison nickel could generate more excitement than usual, partly because it hearkens back to the popular Buffalo nickel that was produced from 1913 to 1938.
First in line for the new nickels at Union Station was retired auto mechanic Thomas Monaco of Hyattsville, Md., who said he remembered the original buffalo nickel as a youth and was anxious to get the new version.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7048029   (814 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Anatomically Correct Change)
U.S. buffalo nickels are being recalled because the bison depicted is anatomically correct.
is the third nickel in the series that is the subject of a rumor traveling mostly in the offline world.
it is true the animal on the new buffalo nickel is most decidedly male, it is not true there is a move afoot to rescind the coin from circulation or that the coins have been recalled by the
www.snopes.com /business/money/buffalo.asp   (425 words)

  
 CNN.com - Buffalo nickel design will return as $1 coin - October 11, 2000
The original 5-cent buffalo nickel, designed by James Earle Fraser, was minted from 1913-1938.
Roughly 1.2 billion buffalo nickels were made, Leach said.
Only 500,000 of the buffalo dollars will be made and the coins will only be minted during 2001.
archives.cnn.com /2000/US/10/11/buffalo.nickel.ap   (406 words)

  
 CD Baby: BUFFALO NICKEL: Noise and Conversation
In 2003, Buffalo Nickel had a track on CMJ's "Certain Damage" compilation (#130) and their song "I Am Evil" was featured in the closing credits to the indie film "Eden's Curve" which was screened at film festivals around the country as well as overseas.
Buffalo Nickel has opened for the Star Room Boys, Leon Russell, Charlie Mars, Luther Wright & The Wrongs, the Doobie Brothers, Confederate Railroad, Cary Hudson, Cookout, Mike West, and is scheduled to open for Loretta Lynn later this year.
Buffalo Nickel has the tools needed to be a fantastic roots-rock band that everyone can be satisfied with.
cdbaby.com /cd/buffalonickel2   (863 words)

  
 The Indian Buffalo Nickel
President William Howard Taft approved the artwork, and the first Buffalo nickels were produced in February of 1913.
When the Buffalo nickel finally made its debut, many hailed it as a true work of art.
Millions of these nickels once thrived across the country, but in 1938 the Buffalo nickel became an endangered species.
goldmountainmining.com /inbufnic.html   (697 words)

  
 Buffalo Nickel. Roadside Pet Cemetery
The Big Bull was killed and stuffed in 1886 (along with five lesser buffalo) by William T. Hornaday, "America's first taxidermist," so that he could preserve the species that had roamed the Plains by the hundreds of thousands until the white man killed and stuffed them.
In 1887, the six buffalo were put on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution.
According to visitor Gary Snyder: "this bison was not the bison used as a model for the 'Buffalo' nickel introduced in 1913.
www.roadsideamerica.com /pet/nickel.html   (313 words)

  
 Orvis -- Buffalo Nickel Belt
A pair of genuine buffalo nickels distinguish this handsome leather belt.
Well worn from actual years of handling, one nickel displays the standing buffalo, while the other showcases the Native American silhouette.
The buffalo nickel was introduced in 1913 and designed by James Earl Frasier, who used three different Indians as models, and based the buffalo on Black Diamond, a buffalo who lived in the New York City Zoo.
www.orvis.com /store/product_choice.asp?bhjs=0&pf_id=58EE&feature_id=3   (77 words)

  
 BUFNIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Buffalo Nickel was published by Simon and Schuster in 1989.
From his childhood in the tamed West of a reservation (where buffalo are imported from the Bronx Zoo) to his career as professional Indian in the celluloid Wild West of Hollywood, Buffalo Nickel vividly evokes all the drama and irony of David's life.
David and his fellow travelers, who also include a crusty oilman and a "do-gooder" disciple of Aimee Semple McPherson, are all trapped by the disorienting aftermath of the white man's conquests of the Indian - and a rage of unfulfilled yearnings erupts as the novel moves toward an explosive climax.
faculty.smu.edu /cwsmith/BUFNIC.htm   (469 words)

  
 U.S. Buffalo Nickels (1913-1938)
Indian Head (or Buffalo) (1913-1938) - These pieces are known as Buffalo, Bison or Indian Head nickels.
In the first year of issue, 1913, there were two distinct varieties, the first, showing the bison on the mound, and the second with the base redesigned to a thinner, straight line.
Matte Proof coins were made for collectors from 1913 to 1916.
www.bestcoin.com /buffalo-nickels.htm   (86 words)

  
 The Spoof - Is New Buffalo Nickel Gay?
The new nickel, which resurrects the buffalo image after an 87-year absence, has been targeted by several conservative and religious groups.
The Mint is producing over 100 million of the new nickels, hoping to replace some of the 300 million lost in couches and car seats.
The buffalo on the nickel is said to be based on an actual American bison from a herd in the Happy Hunter Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
www.thespoof.com /news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i7582   (456 words)

  
 1913-38 NICKEL FIVE CENTS BUFFALO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Over 1.2 billion Buffalo Nickels were minted from 1913 through 1938 at three mints; Philadelphia (no mintmark), San Francisco (S), and Denver (D).
When grading these coins, and many other weakly struck Buffalos, you must take the surface into account, as many full luster pieces will not show rounded relief detail on the high points of the horn or the fringe on the tail.
An ever-growing number of numismatists are assembling complete sets of Buffalos by date and mintmark, but demand is also strong from type collectors, all of whom seek this design for their 20th centuryor more comprehensivetype sets.
www.coinsite.com /CoinSite-PF/PParticles/05cbuflo.htm   (1182 words)

  
 Scholastic News: New Nickel Charges Into Circulation
The buffalo, which replaces Jefferson's Monticello home, was last seen on the backside of the nickel in 1938.
The buffalo coin is the third of four new nickels that are being circulated as part of the U.S. Mint's Westward Journey Nickel Series.
For coin lovers like Monaco, the return of the American buffalo to the nickel is an occasion to celebrate.
teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/news/archive.asp?archive=030305   (417 words)

  
 Buffalo Nickel
Reminded by his son in May, 1911 that a new nickel would be "A permanent souvenir of the most attractive sort," MacVeagh, pointedly bypassing the competent but mediocre Barber, started the process for a new design.
Recent years have witnessed renewed collector interest in the Buffalo series, no doubt stimulated by the wealth of new research published by nickel specialists.
By the end of 1937 planning for the Buffalo nickel's successor was well under way, as the design's required 25 years would end the following year.
www.coinresource.com /guide/photograde/pg_05cBuffaloNickel.htm   (1259 words)

  
 The Albuquerque Tribune: Commentaries
The new nickel, unveiled this month, was designed to commemorate the government's 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition - initiated by Thomas Jefferson - whose face also appears on the coin.
The Indians represented on the flip side of that nickel - which bore the motto "Liberty" - were also descendants of free-roaming Asian emigrants who became subject to the whims of a Euro-American culture that relegated most of them to reservations.
The buffalo that has returned on the 2005 nickel is a leaner, meaner-looking animal than the plump Fraser model.
www.abqtrib.com /albq/op_commentaries/article/0,2565,ALBQ_19866_3644503,00.html   (812 words)

  
 Time for Kids | News
Often called the “buffalo nickel,” (a buffalo and a bison are the same animal), the coin features an updated image of former President Thomas Jefferson on one side and an image of the bison in grass on the other.
He said he remembers the buffalo nickel from when he was a kid.
The nickel most Americans are used to features Jefferson on one side and his home, Monticello, on the other.
www.timeforkids.com /TFK/news/story/0,6260,1034496,00.html   (405 words)

  
 Silver Round Coin Buffalo Nickel
Silver Round nickel is a beautiful coin, inexpensive and highly collectible.
Sterling silver diamond cut full rope bezel for your 1 oz silver round (buffalo nickel) 39mm X 3.14mm fits other silver rounds.
This gorgeous Indian Head Nickel mounted in a Sterling silver plain bezel and a 24 inch 2mm Sterling Silver Chain chain.
www.flintski.com /silver_round_coin_buffalo_nickel.htm   (612 words)

  
 Island Coins offerings in Nickels
Both the obverse and reverse are covered in a wonderful preponderance of magenta, slate blue, violet, lemon and burnt orange.
This alluring Buffalo is a superb example of originality and visual appeal.
Another incredibly toned Jefferson Nickel, dripping with mint luster and covered both front and back in a liquid neon preponderance of lime green, maroon, melon, coral, emerald and tangerine.
www.islandcoins.com /listnickel.htm   (708 words)

  
 Buffalo Nickel Music - Honknroll.com
Buffalo Nickel is now being featured on Miles Of Music--an online Americana record store, which handpicks a small selection of independent artists (from the established to the obscure).
THIS THURSDAY AT HAL & MAL'S Buffalo Nickel is playing with a ton of great bands, including Cary Hudson and Jimbo Mathus and the Knockdown Society, to benefit Operation Shoestring (an organization devoted to aiding Mississippi children and families in need).
Jackson's alt-country punk rockers, Goodman County, will be Buffalo Nickel's special guest at the CD release party at Soulshine in Jackson, October 23.
www.honknroll.com /html/news.shtml   (1352 words)

  
 eBay: Seller Central
The original Buffalo Nickel was minted in the years 1913 to 1938.
Of the Buffalo Nickels that circulated, the following date and mint-mark combinations are some of the most highly sought after: 1913-S Type II, the Key Date of the entire series; 1914-D; 1921-S; and the famous Mint errors--the 1937-D 3-Leg, the 1918-D 8 over 7, and the 1916 doubled die.
Although the new 2005 Buffalo Nickel will be minted in relatively large numbers, there is still a large potential future in special edition collectibles from the U.S. Mint.
pages.ebay.com /sellercentral/sbc/coins/sellersedge.html   (505 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Buffalo Nickel - Dan Baird at Epinions.com
The album is undervalued, of course, in the same sense as was the rest of the Georgia Satellites' work-- they (and Baird) were poised to pick up where Lynrd Skynrd and the Allman Brothers left off, and, artistically, they can be seen as a success.
Buffalo Nickel, not so surprisingly, picks up exactly where Georgia Satellites left off; unfortunately, this means that Baird's solo debut actually picks up where his former band began.
On the bright side, it also means that Buffalo Nickel is an album of solid, balls-to-the-wall Southern rock.
www.epinions.com /content_11926015620   (769 words)

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