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A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint.Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), the piece has been issued since 1866.Its diameter is 0.835 inches (21.21 mm) and its thickness is 0.077 inches (1.95 mm).
A "Type set" collection is enjoyed by some collectors of coins who try to collect one example of as many types of coins as they can. Due to various reasons (including prohibitive cost), collectors will sometimes group several different coins together as one "type."
The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel. The cause of the key date of 1939 stems from the new design that excited collectors the year prior, after the initial hype had settled down fewer nickels were saved.
Like the Special Mint Set coins, many numismatists consider these to be separate issues from the circulation coins. With a total of 36 coins and a total face value of $14.38, the 2009 Mint Set had the most coins and highest face value of any Mint Set to date.
United States cent mintage figures. Lincoln cent mintage figures; United States nickel mintage figures; United States quarter mintage figures. Washington quarter mintage figures; 50 State quarter mintage figures; America the Beautiful quarter mintage figures; American Women quarters; United States half dollar mintage figures. Kennedy half ...
The Silver Proof set became a standard product of the United States Mint in 1992, containing a dime, quarter, and half dollar composed of 90% silver. The compositions for the penny, nickel, and dollar (introduced to the set in 2000) remained the same as in the standard proof sets. [21] In 2019, the purity of the silver coins was changed to 99.9 ...
The first commemorative coin of the United States made specifically as a circulation issue was the 1921 Peace dollar. The coin was originally intended to be produced for one year to commemorate the end of World War I , although the design proved popular and continued to be produced until silver dollar production ended in 1935.
The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel.From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a profile depiction of Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by artist Felix Schlag; the obverse design used in 2005 was also in profile, though by Joe Fitzgerald.