大学英语—The Buffalo Nickel—水牛硬币【精品课件】.ppt

编辑人：温晴珲、刘明琼、童星艳 、王东丽、 张 健、艾世海、李佳祥、 张 旺、缪钱江 周伟 There are many kinds of coin in the every countries. Such as China, America, Canada and so on. They have number and pattern in the two saides. China Canada America 肯尼迪 林肯 罗斯福 Today, American coins honor prominent figures of the US government—mostlye famous former presidents, and the Statue of liberty. But the buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938. 自由女神像 The Buffalo Nickel was first minted for regular use in U.S. coinage in 1913 and became very popular with the The first Buffalo Nickels minted in 1913 were originally struck with a design that had the buffalo standing on a mound. These are referred to as Type 1 coins. Due to some production problems with this raised design, the design was changed and all future coins featured the buffalo standing on a flat plain. Coins with this latter design are referred to as Type 2 coins. Background information Buffalo Nickels continued to be minted annually after 1913 until 1938 - with the exception of the years 1922, 1932 and 1933. Over 1 billion of these coins were minted during this time at various mint facilities including the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints. The mintmark can be found on the reverse of the coin under the words FIVE CENTS. The rarest Buffalo Nickel is the 1918/7-D overdate. Also scarce is the famous 1937D three legged variety. This variety was struck with a faulty die that removed the buffalos front leg. Other hard to find dates include the Type 2 1913D and the Type 2 1913S. Very common dates (except for a few varieties) are the Buffalo Nickels minted from 1932 to 1938. For reasons that are not entirely clear, Buffalo Nickels made prior to 1930 are quite scarce in uncirculated condition. Thank you !