Wednesday, October 19, 2005

The New Nickel

After nearly 100 years of depicting presidents in somber profiles on the nation's coins, the Mint is trying something different: The new nickel features President Jefferson, facing forward, with the hint of a smile.

[1/12/06] Coming soon to a cash register near you — a smiling Thomas Jefferson looking straight at you from a new nickel that will end nearly a century of tradition for U.S. coins.

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