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  2. Nickel (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. ... In 1794, Congress lowered the chief coiner's bond to $5,000, and the assayer's to $1,000; President ...

  3. This 1971 Jefferson Nickel Is Worth Upwards of $2,000 ... - AOL

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    U.S. coins worth five cents have been around since 1794, but they were called “half dimes” during the early decades. The term “nickel” wasn’t (um) coined until 1866, though the smaller ...

  4. 10 of the Most Valuable Nickels - AOL

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    Before the U.S. Mint began striking nickels in 1866, it produced five-cent coins in silver known as half dimes from 1792 to 1873. Now, some of those nickels are worth big bucks , even reaching ...

  5. Jefferson nickel - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Coins of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar and Dollar coins were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for general circulation and the Government issued six-coin Proof Set. A special three-coin set of 40% silver coins were also issued by the U.S. Mint in both Uncirculated and Proof.

  7. These 4 Rare Nickels From Over 20 Years Ago Are Worth a ... - AOL

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    This Buffalo nickel was originally struck with a date of 1917, then struck again with a date of 1918, meaning the 7 is still visible beneath. As Luxe Digital pointed out, one finer example of this ...

  8. Slang terms for money - Wikipedia

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    Nickels minted between 1942 and 1945 are nicknamed 'war nickels' owing to their different metal content, removing the nickel for a mixture of silver, copper and manganese. The dime coin ($0.10 or 10¢) is worth ten cents. The quarter coin ($0.25 or 25¢) is worth twenty-five cents. A quarter used to be called two-bits (see below), but this is ...

  9. Buffalo Nickels Could Be Worth Thousands — How To Spot One

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    Buffalo nickels are nostalgic coins that were in circulation from 1913 until 1938. Once a regular discovery in everyday life, these coins are now valued antiquities from a bygone period. They were...