# Penis on U.S. currency!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 18, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473 "2006-01-18T04:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/1 "2006-01-18T04:32:04Z")
I got one of the new 2005 buffalo nickels, and noticed there is a prominent part of the buffalo’s anatomy featured on the coin. Is this what I think it is, and, if so, is this the first time that a penis has been featured on U.S. currency, or any nation’s currency, for that matter? See for yourself… [2005 Buffalo Nickel](http://coolgov.com/images/2005NickelBisonRevLine.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/2 "2006-01-18T04:38:27Z")
> [@DaveRaver](#): > > I got one of the new 2005 buffalo nickels, and noticed there is a prominent part of the buffalo’s anatomy featured on the coin. Is this what I think it is, and, if so, is this the first time that a penis has been featured on U.S. currency, or any nation’s currency, for that matter? See for yourself… [2005 Buffalo Nickel](http://coolgov.com/images/2005NickelBisonRevLine.jpg) Is anyone else strangely aroused…? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/3 "2006-01-18T04:41:39Z")
Must resist urge to mention Grover Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/4 "2006-01-18T04:43:12Z")
If you think that’s bad, you should have seen the first draft of the Susan B. Anthony dollar. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/5 "2006-01-18T04:43:27Z")
> [@Agent Foxtrot](#): > > Is anyone else strangely aroused…? No. ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/6 "2006-01-18T04:47:54Z")
Are we counting Andrew Jackson? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/7 "2006-01-18T04:49:23Z")
It’s nothing new, and it’s not a penis. It’s featured on the [original buffalo nickel](http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/goldmountainmining/buffalo-indian-tail-full.jpg) as well. The feature in question is called the _prepuce tassel_, and although it is a part of the male anatomy on buffalo, it’s not the penis itself. It’s just long hair growing from the foreskin. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/8 "2006-01-18T05:19:31Z")
[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/business/money/buffalo.asp) has a page about it. Apparently there was a rumor that the coins were to be recalled, which is untrue. ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/9 "2006-01-18T07:20:29Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > … it’s not the penis itself. It’s just long hair growing from the foreskin. Oh, well, when you put it that way, that’s much better! ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/10 "2006-01-18T07:24:37Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > It’s nothing new, and it’s not a penis. The feature in question is called the _prepuce tassel_, and although it is a part of the male anatomy on buffalo, it’s not the penis itself. It’s just long hair growing from the foreskin. Oh, yeah, my mom had that. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/11 "2006-01-18T07:28:55Z")
How the hell did that get past Ashcroft? ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/12 "2006-01-18T07:37:01Z")
I’m glad I don’t live over there. You 'muricans and your buffalo wang money. Creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/13 "2006-01-18T07:57:44Z")
_Our_ nickel has a big beaver on it. Much better. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/14 "2006-01-18T08:45:04Z")
Shit, if they _really_ wanted to showcase American might, they’d put _my_ penis on the coin! ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/15 "2006-01-18T08:55:19Z")
> [@inkleberry](#): > > Oh, yeah, my mom had that. Your mom has a foreskin? Sooooo…she’s not Jewish? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/16 "2006-01-18T09:34:02Z")
The Cook Islands can beat that (if you pardon the metaphor). I have upstairs somewhere a dollar (?) coin featuring the Poynesian sea god Tangaroa, who looks a little like [this](http://www.natale.to/tangaroa.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/17 "2006-01-18T09:48:20Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Shit, if they _really_ wanted to showcase American might, they’d put _my_ penis on the coin! Ah yes, intimidation through uproarious laughter. Make them so bleary-eyed they can’t see to shoot. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/18 "2006-01-18T10:07:43Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Shit, if they _really_ wanted to showcase American might, they’d put _my_ penis on the coin! _squints_ Yup, that _might_ be a penis. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/19 "2006-01-18T10:11:37Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > Yup, that _might_ be a penis. Those perfidious Yanks! They’ve invented something that looks like a penis, only smaller. Talk about a secret weapon. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473/20 "2006-01-18T10:29:38Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > _squints_ > > Yup, that _might_ be a penis. Of course you can barely see it, you’re all the way up in Canada! It’s difficult to see from more than 500 miles away. You have to at least come down to the California/Oregon border to see it properly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-on-u-s-currency/340473.md?page=2)