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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinOKC, post: 104678, member: 2146&quot;]No, I wish it were my 13-S, but it isn&#039;t.&nbsp; It&#039;s a beautiful coin, don&#039;t you agree?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like the way James Fraser filled both surfaces of the coin with design elements.&nbsp; But, he did it in a way that didn&#039;t make the coin look too busy or unpleasing to the eye.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To me, this is the perfectly designed coin.&nbsp; The portrait of the Native American is extremely powerful, yet simple.&nbsp; The obverse wording is kept to a minimum and doesn&#039;t intrude on the flow of the design.&nbsp; The reverse has just as much impact with the buffalo as the major element.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like the roughness of the texture of the fields (which was much to the chagrin of Charles Barber, by the way) which gives the coin sort of a raw, down-to-earth feel to it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This coin is one of the most iconic American coins ever produced and, in my opinion, the <u>most</u> beautiful. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is a bit off-topic, but it&#039;s related to the designer of the Buffalo Nickel, James Fraser:&nbsp; If you&#039;ve ever visited the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, you&#039;ve seen Mr. Fraser&#039;s other famous work, the statue entitled &quot;End of the Trail&quot;.&nbsp; This statue is awesome (just like the Buffalo Nickel) and should really be appreciated in person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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