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Next Year’s Nickel

by Flexo

Take a look at the new design for the 2006 five cent piece. The reverse is going back to the traditional Monticello engraving but there’s a new portrait of a forward-looking (rather than portrait-style) Thomas Jefferson. In unveiling the design Tuesday, Mint officials said they believed the new image of Jefferson is an appropriate way ... Continue reading this article…

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Government Seizes Valuable Coins

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Several coins created by the U.S. Mint in 1933, worth about $1 million apiece, were seized by the government. The double eagles, originally worth $20, are highly valued because they were never circulated. A few years ago, one sold for $7.59 million, but that one coin is also the only 1933 double eagle legal to ... Continue reading this article…

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Like Beating A Dead President

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Unaffected by the failure of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin to come the “dollar of the future” as expected in the 1970s and by the failure of the Sacagawea dollar coin to be used for anything at all in the last six years, Congress is taking another stab — this time, at dead presidents. ... Continue reading this article…

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New Coins

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The new nickels will be put into circulation on February 28. They feature a close-up of Thomas Jefferson and I can’t say that I’m a fan of the new design. The reverse contains a new engraving of a bison. On March 3, the U.S. Mint will begin offering their standard 2005 proof coin set, a ... Continue reading this article…

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A Very Expensive Quarter Dollar

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Two different errors on the Wisconsin quarter dollar is causing coins containing one of the errors to be valued up to $1,100, with the possibility of prices going up. Coin World reports that only coins struck at the Denver Mint are affected. State quarters have a mint mark on the “head” side of either “P” ... Continue reading this article…

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More Changes for the Nickel

by Flexo

You may remember my entry from last November announcing the 2004 reverse designs for the five cent piece. On Thursday, the U.S. Mint will reveal a new design for the obverse of the nickel. Jefferson is getting a makeover. If I get a chance, I’ll post an update as soon as possible after the release ... Continue reading this article…

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Two New Nickels

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U.S. Mint to unveil nickel commemorating Lewis & Clark – Nov. 6, 2003 Hot on the heels of the ending of the State Quarters redesign program, the mint unveiled two new designs for reverse side of the Jefferson five-cent piece. The obverse will remain the same, according to the CNN article. The “Louisiana Purchase/Peace Medal” ... Continue reading this article…

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