The administration of President William H. Taft continued the work started by President Theodore Roosevelt in redesigning all of Americas circulation currency. The United States Mint and Treasury selected James Earle Fraser to reinvent the imagery used on the nations five-cent piece. Fraser was a native of Winona, Minnesota, and grew up on the prairies of the American Midwest during the late 19th century. He used the images he saw firsthand as inspiration for the design of his nickel, which became known as the Indian Head nickel. On one side of his original design, there was the image of a Native American Chieftain in right-profile relief. The other side featured an American bison. The Indian Head Nickel design was finalized in 1913 and put into circulation by the US Mint that year, remaining in circulation through 1938. Frasers Native American chieftain design represents the compilation of three different real-world Native American leaders alive at the time. His bison creation was inspired by Black Diamond, a resident bison at New York Citys Central Park Zoo in the early 20th century. On the obverse face of these 1 oz Indian Head Copper Bars youll find a replica of the obverse face of the original Indian Head nickel. The reverse bears the bars weight, purity, and metal content along with the image of an eagles wings spread wide. Each of these copper bars are available in brand-new condition and minted privately in the US.