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|    HVS to Windchaser    |
|    Re: The Indian on the American quarter,     |
|    05 Sep 25 10:21:32    |
      From: office@REMOVETHISwhhvs.co.uk              On 05 Sep 2025, Windchaser wrote              > On 9/4/25 5:09 PM, Pluted Pup wrote:       >> So I've heard that having Indians represent sports       >> teams is racist, so having Indian kitsch on coinage       >> would be even worse? Perhaps you never knew this,       >> living the cash-free lifestyle, but the American       >> "quarter" -- a metal disc with a market value of       >> $0.25 US Dollars -- has a sculpture of an Indian on       >> the "face" side of each coin. Perhaps it's time to       >> issue a strongly worded letter of protest.       >       > What are you smoking, and where can I get some? The US quarter has       > a white guy on it.              Indeed. There was a US penny that had an Indian head, but that was       discontinued in 1909, and there was an Indian head nickel, but that one       was discontinued in 1938.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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