American Buffalo Coinage and Currency Set

mrbrklyn · Jul 26, 2012

The United States Mint recently revealed a new product known as the Making American History Coin and Currency Set. This product format, which includes one or more coins and legal tender or replica currency, has been used on numerous occasions in the past. One of the more popular offerings was the American Buffalo Coinage and Currency Set released in 2001.

Public Law 106-375 enacted on October 27, 2000, authorized the minting and issuance of up to 500,000 silver dollars in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) of the Smithsonian Institution. The law specifically required that the design for the coin was to be based on the original 5-cent Buffalo Nickel designed by James Earle Fraser. Surcharges received from the sale of coins would be distributed to the NMAI for the purpose of commemorating the opening and supplementing the endowment and educational outreach funds.

The obverse of the classic coin design depicts the profile of a Native American chief created from the composite of three real life models. The reverse depicts an American Bison or Buffalo standing on a mound.
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Frankly, I'm not even sure what they are talking about. Are they reminting the 2001 Buffalo?

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KoinJester · Jul 26, 2012

No, they are using the 2001 set as an example to try and sell the Making American History set.

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