Designed by: James E. Fraser
Issue Date: 1913
Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Weight: 5.00 grams (77.16 grains)
Edge: Plain
Proof Mintage: 1,250

Proof Buffalo nickels were made in two groups – occurring at the beginning and then at the end of the series.

From 1913 to 1916, Matte Proof coins were made at the Philadelphia Mint. Like the Matte Proof Lincoln cents, these were unpopular with collectors, most of whom preferred the earlier "brilliant" or mirrorlike surfaces. As a result, quantities struck declined over the next three years, falling to a low of only 600 pieces by 1916. Both types of the 1913 were struck in Proof, in approximately equal numbers – just over 1,500 of each. Like the Matte Lincoln cents, collectors have since grown to appreciate both the beauty and rarity of these issues, and the very top-graded examples of these bring extremely high prices today.