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Three Centuries of American Nickels

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Hello again,
Here is one of many my Dad stayed with. LOL!! 😆 maybe next year he'll give it to me. I love the way it's sits and the history behind the nickels journey. 1898 Liberty Head Nickel, 1927 Buffalo nickel, 2005-D Bison Nickel. As always, let me know what you think, and any info will be appreciated.
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Nice coins and display! :D
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#3 Unread post by mhonzell »

Love the history!
During the Civil War, metal was in short supply. So, for a period of time, the Post Office was allowed to "mint" nickels on paper known as Fractional Currency. And, before the "Nickel" came into use, the US used the Half-Dimse. (I don't own one of those.) But, that would be the 1700s coin.
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interesting they labeled the middle one as a Buffalo nickel and the 2005 one as a bison nickel.

I know there is a misinformed internet trend to "correct" people and say that "bison" is the only correct term for the animal. So I tend to note things like this.
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"Another major difference is the presence of a hump. Bison have one at the shoulders while buffalo don’t. The hump allows the bison’s head to function as a plow, sweeping away drifts of snow in the winter. The next telltale sign concerns the horns. Buffalo tend to have large horns—some have reached more than 6 feet (1.8 meters)—with very pronounced arcs. The horns of bison, however, are much shorter and sharper. And, if you want to throw a B into the mix, you can check for a beard. Bison are the hipsters of the two animals, sporting thick beards. Buffalo are beardless."
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#6 Unread post by Hermes »

Thank you all for the info. I love reading all of this. Gives me a chance to see things in your perspective. Helps me learn more about collecting coins and currency. I want the passion that you all have for this Hobby/Dream Job to resonate in my mind. This community is awesome. Thanks a million Always.

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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

The modern trend incorrectly "corrects people" by saying buffalos are only in Africa (the water buffalo): (Bubalis bubalis).

However, if the animal first named the American Buffalo is only "correctly" called a "bison" b/c it is classified as Bison bison,

Then it is also incorrect to call the African Water Buffalo a buffalo: It would be a "bubalis" since it is categorized as Bubalis bubalis.

Taxonomy, the scientific classification of animals, was invented by Linneaus Carolinus using Latin or Greek names to give each organism a scientific and universally listed classification (using genus and species). This event was circa 1774 (depending on the source b/c of actual implementation of the system).

An American buffalo is a type/species of a bison as per the taxonomy system. This is the same as saying a seahorse (not a horse) is a type/species of Hippocampus (Hippocampus heptagonus to be exact). Clear as mud right?

The American buffalo was first named a buffalo by the Frenchman Samuel De Champlain in 1616 (a full 100 years + before the Latin term bison was ever applied to this animal) when he was shown the skin and a drawing of the animal by Indians of the Nippissin First Nation. The root of Champlain's name for the animal came from his native French tongue: "bœuf" meaning beef-like or ox-like.

He recorded the animal in a publication in 1619. And therefore the first name ever used by white culture for this animal was buffalo.


I used to teach taxonomy as a biology teacher.

So if it is a bson nickel, then we go to the zoo to see a bubalis.
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