The 1913 Indian Head, Bison on Mound, 5-cent coin, as issued by the United States Mint, did not represent the designs and finish as sculptor James Earle Fraser had intended for the circulating coins.
The designs as seen on the 22-millimeter, Uncirculated 2008-W American Buffalo .9999 fine gold $10 coin more closely resemble what Fraser envisioned on the 21.21-millimeter 5-cent coin.
Read article: Mint resurrects Fraser's Indian Head 5-cent designs - Coin World
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