The 2001 American Buffalo Silver Dollar was issued to commemorate the recently opened National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) of the Smithsonian Institution. The classic design of the coin after James Earle Fraser's Buffalo Nickel, made this commemorative coin issue immensely popular with collectors, leading to a prompt sell out.
Designer: James Earle Fraser Weight: 26.7300 g Composition: 90% Silver (0.7736 ounces of silver) Diameter: 38.1 mm
Complete with the orginal goverment packaging and certificate of authenticty