Buffalo Nickel Vs Indian Head Nickel - Page 2

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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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