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<p>[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8227868, member: 20201"]<font size="6"><b>1971 Sovereign Nation of the Sioux</b></font></p><p><b>Franklin Mint Silver Medal</b></p><p><b>by Loretta Griffin</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1446098[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1446100[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Struck by the Franklin Mint out of 1 Oz .999 Fine Silver in 1971, this round celebrates the Native American Sioux Tribe. Almost all Franklin Mint silver medals were .925 Sterling Silver. The Indian Tribal Series was not.</p><p>The obverse features a Sioux Chief on horseback with teepees in the background, while the reverse was struck with the chosen symbol of the Rosebud Sioux.</p><p>The edge of the round is reeded with an area stamped with the composition and mint mark. Toning is present around the rims with hues of amber and bright blue present.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the Indian chief on the obverse is "Spotted Tail" (warrior name, his birth name Jumping Buffalo).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1446105[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>He was the uncle of "Crazy Horse". Spotted Tail, the great head chief of the Brule Lakota Sioux tribe, was an intelligent and farseeing man who realized alone of all the Sioux that the old way of life was doomed and that to war with the white soldiers was certain suicide.</p><p>Although he was branded a traitor by many members of his tribe, the canny Brule, with all the skill of an accomplished diplomat, fought a delaying action over the council tables with the high officials in Washington.</p><p>There were scandals in President Grant's time too over The Black Hills Gold discovery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8227868, member: 20201"][SIZE=6][B]1971 Sovereign Nation of the Sioux[/B][/SIZE] [B]Franklin Mint Silver Medal by Loretta Griffin[/B] [ATTACH=full]1446098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1446100[/ATTACH] Struck by the Franklin Mint out of 1 Oz .999 Fine Silver in 1971, this round celebrates the Native American Sioux Tribe. Almost all Franklin Mint silver medals were .925 Sterling Silver. The Indian Tribal Series was not. The obverse features a Sioux Chief on horseback with teepees in the background, while the reverse was struck with the chosen symbol of the Rosebud Sioux. The edge of the round is reeded with an area stamped with the composition and mint mark. Toning is present around the rims with hues of amber and bright blue present. I believe the Indian chief on the obverse is "Spotted Tail" (warrior name, his birth name Jumping Buffalo). [ATTACH=full]1446105[/ATTACH] He was the uncle of "Crazy Horse". Spotted Tail, the great head chief of the Brule Lakota Sioux tribe, was an intelligent and farseeing man who realized alone of all the Sioux that the old way of life was doomed and that to war with the white soldiers was certain suicide. Although he was branded a traitor by many members of his tribe, the canny Brule, with all the skill of an accomplished diplomat, fought a delaying action over the council tables with the high officials in Washington. There were scandals in President Grant's time too over The Black Hills Gold discovery.[/QUOTE]
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