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Some old facts about original wooden nickels.
![]() | 1. Indian head without U.S.A. 2. Small Indian head with small U.S.A. 3. Large Indian head with small U.S.A. 4. Indian head with large U.S.A. & "Wooden Nickel" close to circle 5. Indian head with Large U.S.A. & "Wooden Nickel" far from circle 6. Indian head with U.S.A. & without circle |
| 1. Small "hairy" buffalo with small U.S.A. 2. Small "hairy" buffalo with large U.S.A. 3. Small "hairy" buffalo with large U.S.A. "Untied" error 4. Buffalo with Large U.S.A. & "Wooden Nickel" close to circle 5. Buffalo with Large U.S.A. & "Wooden Nickel" far from circle 6. Buffalo with U.S.A. & without circle |
![]() | The buffalo with large U.S.A. design had an error in making the master die and rather than making another one, the error was kept in production for years. Instead of United this Wooden Nickel says Untied |







