Did you know this about the Buffalo nickel? 1 1

[Mr.Bill347]

 

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[powermad5000]

Love a good dive into some history! Thanks @Mr.Bill347!

[VKurtB]

On 1/20/2024 at 12:19 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

 

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If he sheds a tear, he’s the anti-littering Indian. 

[EagleRJO]

On 1/20/2024 at 1:19 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

 

Nice little factoid.  I always suspected that the buffalo nickel portrait was based on an American Indian.  

Next you are going to say the reverse is actually an image of a bison.  

[RWB]

The portrait is a composite. Impossible to tell which eye came from one person and whose nose arch came from another. You cannot legitimately credit any of the 3 Native Americans Fraser mentioned as being "the" model. Look in Renaissance of American Coinage 1909-1915 for details.

[Henri Charriere]

Specifically, by name, No, but I had always thought the image used was a composite.  "Black Diamond" was the "model" for the reverse but it's never been satisfactorily explained how they got him to stand still so long.      

[Moxie15]

On 1/20/2024 at 2:55 PM, VKurtB said:

If he sheds a tear, he’s the anti-littering Indian. 

Iron Eyes Cody was the anti- littering Indian.

He was of Italian heritage with no Native American blood. Just a decent actor  who made a career out of the part.