The Liberty Head Nickel has always been a sentimental favorite of mine. And there’s also a fascinating history behind it.
(more…)The Liberty Head Nickel has always been a sentimental favorite of mine. And there’s also a fascinating history behind it.
(more…)… For every time I wrote about powerful individuals who played outsized roles in numismatic history, I’d have, like, a few nickels. Hey, I’ve only been doing The Coin Blog for a year or so.
We’ve seen how interest groups, U.S. Mint officials, Representatives, Senators (lots and lots and lots of Senators), and even a guy who wanted a paid vacation have willed certain coins into existence.
When it came to the creation of the nickel, we have a rich industrialist who had lots of powerful friends in Congress and wasn’t afraid to use his influence.
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