Buffalo nickel
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The Buffalo nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1938, renowned for its iconic designs featuring a Native American profile on the obverse and an American bison on the reverse.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buffalo nickel canonical | 5 |
| Indian Head nickel | 2 |
| Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel | 1 |
| Nickels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4417272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buffalo nickel Context triple: [Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design, usedOn, Buffalo nickel]
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A.
Jefferson nickel
The Jefferson nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin first issued in 1938 featuring President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and his home, Monticello, on the reverse.
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B.
Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
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C.
Franklin half dollar
The Franklin half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin minted from 1948 to 1963 featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
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D.
Roosevelt dime
The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.
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E.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buffalo nickel Target entity description: The Buffalo nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1938, renowned for its iconic designs featuring a Native American profile on the obverse and an American bison on the reverse.
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A.
Jefferson nickel
The Jefferson nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin first issued in 1938 featuring President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and his home, Monticello, on the reverse.
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B.
Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
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C.
Franklin half dollar
The Franklin half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin minted from 1948 to 1963 featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
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D.
Roosevelt dime
The Roosevelt dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt, introduced in 1946 and still in circulation today.
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E.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States five-cent coin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indian Head nickel
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo nickel
|
| artStyle | realistic ⓘ |
| category |
circulating coin
ⓘ
commonly collected coin ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | no longer in regular circulation ⓘ |
| composition |
25% nickel
ⓘ
75% copper ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | five cents ⓘ |
| designApprovalYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| designer | James Earle Fraser ⓘ |
| designIntroductionYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| diameter | 21.2 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | plain ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| mass | 5 grams ⓘ |
| materialClass | base metal coin ⓘ |
| metal | copper-nickel ⓘ |
| mint |
Denver Mint
ⓘ
Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| monetarySystem |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| notableVariety |
1913 Type 1 (bison on raised mound)
ⓘ
1913 Type 2 (bison on flat plain) ⓘ 1916 doubled die obverse ⓘ 1918/7-D overdate ⓘ 1937-D three-legged bison ⓘ |
| numismaticStatus | highly collected ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Native American profile ⓘ |
| obverseLegend |
LIBERTY
ⓘ
date ⓘ |
| obverseSubject | composite Native American portrait ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | early 20th century ⓘ |
| replacedCoin | Liberty Head nickel ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | American bison ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | James Earle Fraser ⓘ |
| reverseLegend |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ⓘ
FIVE CENTS ⓘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| reverseSubject | American bison (often called buffalo) ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| theme |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
Native American ⓘ wildlife ⓘ |
| value | 0.05 US dollars ⓘ |
| wasReplacedBy | Jefferson nickel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buffalo nickel Description of subject: The Buffalo nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1938, renowned for its iconic designs featuring a Native American profile on the obverse and an American bison on the reverse.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Buffalo nickel
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American Buffalo gold bullion coins
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