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Buffalo Nickel Vs Indian Head Nickel

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Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 8:06 pm Apparently either one works, but I outright prefer Buffalo. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 8:17 pm Bison Nickel I voted Buffalo nickel because I use both Buffalo nickel and Bison Nickel pretty much equally Report this Post to the Staff
Afab67 Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 8:22 pm I have only heard it called the Buffalo nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
carnold744 Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 8:27 pm I have the same view on this that I have on the penny/cent. While "Indian Head Nickel" or "Cent" are probably the technically correct terms, " Buffalo nickel" and "Penny" are so commonly used (even by the US Mint when it comes to "Penny") that they are both perfectly acceptable and correct. Report this Post to the Staff
timnic44 Pillar of the Community Canada 535 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 8:27 pm Indian Head cents is a common term to me, not Indian head nickels. So I say it is a Buffalo nickel Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 9:35 pm I always call them Buffalo nickels. Indian head I use for Indian cents Report this Post to the Staff
Jake the Dog Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 05/22/2015 10:18 pm I grew up calling them Buffalo nickels but apparently American bison are not actually buffalo - they simply resemble them (them being the Cape Buffalo and the Water Buffalo). For sentimental purposes they will always be Buffalo nickels to me. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 07:09 am It's a Bison nickel of course or a black diamond nickel if you wish . I have always referred to them as Buffalo nickels. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 08:54 am Many coins have a proper name and a nick name. In this case both are used, even the new Mega Red Book list them as " Indian head or Buffalo nickel" I have not looked it up, but I think the mint went from Liberty head nickel to Indian head nickel, the public started calling it Buffalo nickel. Many times what the public calls a coin is not what the mint started out calling the coin. Mercury dimes proper name is Winged Liberty dime V nickels is Liberty head nickel. Barber dime, quarter and half dollar are Liberty head. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10044 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 11:41 pm I also believe the "proper" term is Indian Head, but the term buffalo is what I always called them. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 11:46 pm Buffy Buffy buff buff Report this Post to the Staff
garys64wildcat Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 09:29 am Buffalo nickel and Indian Head cent as long as I can remember Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 1:23 pm Buff! Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 2:21 pm Funny how things get started. Maybe there was a bit of discrimination at the time and not wanting to give Indians the props, people started calling it a Buffalo instead, and the rest is history. Just a thought Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 2:56 pm Quote: Many coins have a proper name and a nick name. In this case both are used, even the new Mega Red Book list them as " Indian head or Buffalo nickel" I have not looked it up, but I think the mint went from Liberty head nickel to Indian head nickel, the public started calling it Buffalo nickel. Many times what the public calls a coin is not what the mint started out calling the coin. Mercury dimes proper name is Winged Liberty dime V nickels is Liberty head nickel. Barber dime, quarter and half dollar are Liberty head. GR58 is correct, what the design was "officially" referred to by the Mint did not remain that way for long. Numismatists started calling the Liberty Head dimes, quarters, and halves Barber just like they did calling the Liberty Head dollar Morgan in reference to the designer of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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