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...
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five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar. It was patterned on the corresponding coin in the...
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Coins of the United States dollar - aside from those of the earlier Continental currency - were first minted in 1792. New coins have been produced annually...
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The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel is a copper–nickel five-cent piece that was struck by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938. It was designed...
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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...
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cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) clad on a core of pure copper. With the cupronickel layers comprising 1/3 of total weight, the coin's overall composition...
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the United States of America one-cent coin (symbol: ¢), often called the "penny", is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States of...
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a five cent coin introduced in 1922 Nickel (United States coin), a five cent coin introduced in 1866 Half dime, a U.S. five cent coin produced in various...
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bas reliefs. The United States nickel coin was favored because of its size, thickness, and softness; but the term hobo nickel is generic, carvings having...
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24-karat bullion coin first offered for sale by the United States Mint in 2006. The coin follows the design of the Indian Head nickel and has gained its...
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These are the mintage quantities for strikings of the United States nickel. P = Philadelphia Mint D = Denver Mint S = San Francisco Mint W = West Point...
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The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver...
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The eagle was a United States $10 gold coin issued by the United States Mint from 1795 to 1933. The eagle was the largest of the five main decimal base-units...
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Liberty Head nickel is an American five-cent piece which was produced in extremely limited quantities unauthorized by the United States Mint, making it...
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The dime, in United States usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first...
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Longacre, there were decreasing mintages each year, as other minor coins such as the nickel proved more popular. It was abolished by the Mint Act of 1873....
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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...
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moribund, Wharton sought to increase his sales of nickel to the United States Mint. Although copper-nickel coins were struck only in small numbers, the bronze...
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the copper-nickel cent commanding a premium, Congress issued paper money in denominations as small as three cents to replace the hoarded coins in commerce...
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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...
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piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar. In both size and weight, it is the largest United States circulating coin currently...
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leave the five-cent coin, or nickel, as the lowest-value coin minted in the United States. Other countries have also withdrawn coins no longer worth producing...
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The Hollow Nickel Case (or the Hollow Coin) was the FBI investigation that grew out of the discovery of a container disguised as a U.S. coin and containing...
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Half dime (category Five-cent coins of the United States)
switched to nickel five-cent pieces in 1922. Money portal Numismatics portal United States portal Nickel (United States coin) Dime (United States coin) "1792...
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A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, they...
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presidents of the United States have appeared on currency. The president of the United States has appeared on official banknotes, coins for circulation...
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informal, unlicensed or illegal taxi operation An archaic name for a nickel (United States coin) Jitney (play), written by August Wilson and premiered in 1982...
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The half cent was the smallest denomination of United States coin ever minted. It was first minted in 1793 and last minted in 1857. It was minted with...
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Three-cent piece (redirect from United States three cent coin)
three-cent nickel. Additionally, a three-cent bronze coin was made as a pattern in 1863. During the period from 1865 to 1873, both coins were minted...
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circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion...
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