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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.
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).
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Early editions of the Red Book are collectible. The first edition has commanded $1,500 or more on the open market. The Red Book has its own Red Book – A Guide Book Of The Official Red Book Of United States Coins by Frank J. Colletti published 2009 by Whitman Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7948-2580-5).
The Shield nickel was the first United States five-cent piece to be made out of copper-nickel, the same alloy of which American nickels are struck today. Designed by James B. Longacre, the coin was issued from 1866 until 1883, when it was replaced by the Liberty Head nickel.
The National Numismatic Collection comprises approximately 1.6 million objects and is one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of coins, paper currency, medals, commodity currencies, financial instruments, exonumia, and related items. [1]
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".