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In the end it makes no difference I'll still call them Bison or Native American Nickels. You can call them what ever you want  |
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Like I told Tony, its a New Jersey thing, we use science here Well in New York we use common Cents .  |
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See that's the issue!! When I showed my wife the last note I purchased she said "you have too many notes and no cents"... we'll it could have been sense, I was trying to hide the other items I purchased :) and walked away quickly.
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Shouldn't we go by an authority like the Whitman Red Book? Page 135 states Indian Head or Buffalo. Page 455 states several times Buffalo nickels. Page 340 also states American Buffalo. There fore the obvious thing to do is tell the rest of the World to stop saying Bison.   |
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Buffalo nickel! Although technically wrong, I'm a traditionalist. Besides, growing up in western New York, I'm partial to the name Buffalo.
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From Mega Red Book: "The Indian Head nickel five-cent piece today is almost universally known as the "Buffalo" nickel, after the American bison on the reverse.""The obverse features an authentic portrait of a Native American"You can call it what you want. Its a Bison and a Native American to me. |
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BTW, I hope no one is getting offended, this is all fun  I think we can all disagree on what to call it, but we can all say we love them nonetheless.  |
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Quote: Shouldn't we go by an authority like the Whitman Red Book? Well, I do when I refer to the Ike varieties, not types. |
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Who the heck started this thread anyway ? Quote:
T-BOP Posted - Yesterday 3:46 pm
How many call them Buffaloes ? How many call them Bison's ?
hfjacinto you can only vote once . And BTW, what the heck is a winged liberty Dime ?  |
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hfjacinto, here is a quote from the Bison article you linked to at the beginning of the thread. Vote is now 39-2 for buffalo. Sorry, I guess I shouldn't beat a dead bison. All in good fun.  Quote:
Though "bison" might be considered more scientifically correct, as a result of standard usage, "buffalo" is also considered correct and is listed in many dictionaries as an acceptable name for American buffalo or bison. Buffalo has a much longer history than bison, which was first recorded in 1774. |
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I couldn't resist posting a picture of a very interesting book I bought on a visit to Yellowstone National Park a few years ago:  Here is what it says about the name controversy:  But the numismatic informnation isn't quite correct:  |
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" Lincoln Nickel"  |
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'' The Buffalo Head Droops And It Looks As If It Had Spent It's Life In A Small Enclosure . ''  Hmm, I nevever realized that ! 
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" Lincoln Nickel" What? You don't remember those? Made between and from 1913 to 1912. Quote:
The Buffalo Head Droops And It Looks As If It Had Spent It's Life In A Small Enclosure . ''
I've seen them up close and while they are attacking you their head is not exactly drooping. |
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