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Poll Question , Buffaloes Or Bisons ?

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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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There are 9 "buffalo" references and 0 "bison" for the current gold bullion piece.

https://catalog.usmint.gov/american...oins#start=1
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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 ?

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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.


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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:
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Here is what it says about the name controversy:
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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 . ''


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Hmm, I nevever realized that !
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" Lincoln Nickel"

What? You don't remember those? Made between and from 1913 to 1912.

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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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