The History of the Buffalo Nickel - Part II

changes,Sever Trackless Trains month of bickering. etc would ensu between Hobbs, Fraser, MacVeagh, etc. In Decemb of 1912, MacVeagh grew tire of the mess and order that Fraser be allow to complet hi work. In late 1912/earli 1913, model went to Chief Engraver Charl Barber, who oversaw the prepar of di and the strike of pattern coin earli in Januari 1913. It is known that Barber wa cooper in the effort, which wa uncharacterist of him consid that the coin be replac wa on he design and he had no or littl input into the new design.

0,Continu from Part I

who wa a resid of the New York Zoolog Park serv as the model. Fraser util a littl artist freedom to depict the bison as though he wa on the Great Plains. A few year after the releas of the nickel,A buffalo bison name Black Diamond. Black Diamond wa sold to a meat pack plant who then sold him as Black Diamond steak despit numer attempt to save him. The stuf head of Black Diamond wa displai at a major coin convent dure the 1980's.

so much so that it wa no surpris he chose an Indian design for the 5-cent coin design. Fraser,Th American Indian fascin Fraser. who grew up in the Dakota Territori in the 1880' wa a wit to the slaughter of the American buffalo and the destruct of the wai of life of Nativ American of the Great Plains. By creat the Buffalo Nickel, Fraser wa abl to honor and preserv an import part of American history.

who also had held that post when Presid Roosevelt revamp the coinage,Th preliminari sketch were veri impress and Mint Director Georg E. Roberts. wa highli enthusiastic. Although the design were, on gener principle, quickli approv by Secretari MacVeagh, quit some time pass while variou offici argu among themselv how the detail should appear on the coin. By June 26, 1912, Robert had tent approv plaster model of the new five-c coin-although he did request that Fraser lower the relief somewhat.

all wa go well and a finish product wa close at hand,Dur the summer of 1912. or so it seemed. The Hobb Compani of New York, a manufactur of coin-oper vend machines, got wind of the plan design chang on the five-c piec and want to review the design for thei fear the new design would not work in their vend machines.