5 Cents (Buffalo), 1938, D, Denver mint

Indian Head or Buffalo (1913 - 1938)

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Obverse: Profile of a Native American right (Iron Tail, an Oglala Sioux chief, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief, and Big Tree, a Kiowa chief).

Lettering: LIBERTY / 1938 / F

Reverse: American Bison standing on a line.

Lettering: UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / FIVE CENTS / D

Edge: Plain

Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 129
Main data

Denomination: 5 Cents

Nickname: Buffalo

Value: 0.05

Currency: Dollar

Year: 1938

Type: Regular

Series: Indian Head or Buffalo (1913 - 1938)

Minting

Mint: Denver

Mint mark: D

Minting type: milled

Mintage: 7020000

Designer: James Earle Fraser

Parameters

Material: Copper-nickel

Diameter (mm): 21.2

Shape: Round

ObvRev: coin_180

Historical Data

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