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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).
United States coinage type set is a visual collection of each of the types of coins produced by the US Mints.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.
The copper-nickel three-cent piece, often called a three-cent nickel piece or three-cent nickel, was designed by US Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre and struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1865 to 1889. It was initially popular, but its place in commerce was supplanted by the five-cent piece, or nickel.
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.
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As the collection of record for the U.S. monetary system, it holds the collections of the U.S. Mint, Treasury, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In addition, it includes collections donated by individual collectors and private institutions, such as the collection of the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum. [2]
Jefferson nickels have been minted since 1938 at the Philadelphia and Denver mints and from the San Francisco mint until 1970. Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel.
Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1866–present Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1942–1945 Twenty Cent 22 mm 5 g 1875–1878 $5 Half Eagle 21.6 mm 8.36 g 1795–1929 $10 American Gold Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1986–present $25 American Platinum Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1997–present Half Cent 23.5 mm 6.74 g 1795–1857 Two Cent 23 mm 6.22 g 1864-1873 Quarter (Clad) 24.26 mm 5. ...