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LISA B

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QUESTION:

 

What real person was once erroneously thought to have been the model for the Indian Head Cent?

 

Our first place winner will receive A guide book of Modern United States Proof Coin Sets. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

When you post your answer, only the administrators can see it. Stop back this Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners.

 

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There is a popular rumor about the design of this coin, which states that Mr. Longacre used his daughter as his model for the Indian likeness on the cent

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There is a popular rumor about the design of this coin, which states that Mr. Longacre used his daughter as his model for the Indian likeness on the cent. Unfortunately, this information has not been authenticated in United States Mint files.

 

 

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There is a popular rumor about the design of this coin, which states that Mr. Longacre used his daughter as his model for the Indian likeness on the cent. Unfortunately, this information has not been authenticated in United States Mint files.SORRY That was the CENT

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The portrait is purported to be a composite of three Indians, although the identities of the models have been disputed. A few Native Americans laid claim to be the model for the coin. The artist himself identified the models as Iron Tail, a Sioux; Big Tree, a Kiowa; and Two Moons, a Cheyenne. All three visited Roosevelt while in New York City, according to Fraser, who studied and photographed them during their stay. Fraser's designer initial, f, appears incuse below the date on the obverse.

 

 

 

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There is a popular rumor about the design of this coin, which states that Mr. Longacre used his daughter as his model for the Indian likeness on the cent. Unfortunately, this information has not been authenticated in United States Mint files.SORRY That was the CENT

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The portrait is purported to be a composite of three Indians, although the identities of the models have been disputed. A few Native Americans laid claim to be the model for the coin. The artist himself identified the models as Iron Tail, a Sioux; Big Tree, a Kiowa; and Two Moons, a Cheyenne. All three visited Roosevelt while in New York City, according to Fraser, who studied and photographed them during their stay. Fraser's designer initial, f, appears incuse below the date on the obverse.

 

 

 

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One myth is that Mr. Longacre's daughter Sarah was used as the model. Supposedly she was in his office when a delegation of visiting Indian chiefs happened to be there. Someone put a war bonnet on the girl's head and from that came the design.

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QUESTION:

 

What real person was once erroneously thought to have been the model for the Indian Head Cent?

 

Answer: Sarah Longacre

 

Our first place winner :headbang: Schatzy will receive A guide book of Modern United States Proof Coin Sets. Our runner up prize will be given to Bugmann1974.

 

 

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