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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).
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]
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). A facsimile of the 1947 edition was published in 2006, on the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first edition.
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, numismatic collection Suriname: Paramaribo: Numismatic Museum of the Centrale Bank van Suriname Sweden: Stockholm: Royal Coin Cabinet: 650,000 [15] Sweden: Uppsala: Uppsala University Coin Cabinet: 40,000 [16] Switzerland: Zürich: Money Museum Thailand: Bangkok: Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and ...
Seven distinct types of coin composition have been used over the past 200 years: three base coin alloys, two silver alloys, gold, and in recent years, platinum and palladium. The base metal coins were generally alloys of copper (for 2 cent coins and lower), and copper/nickel (for 3 and 5 cent coins). Copper/nickel composition is also used for ...
A Type Set may contain the designs of only one denomination. For example, the dime has had 12 - 14 distinct designs. The definition of what constitutes a design is subjective but collectors generally follow those listed in the authoritative Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins), which says: "A series of coins defined by a shared distinguishing design, composition, denomination, and ...
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Its collection encompasses nearly one million items, including medals and paper money, as well as the world's most comprehensive library of numismatic literature. The current president of the society, Dr. Ute Wartenberg , served as the executive director for two decades and was succeeded in this role by Dr. Gilles Bransbourg.