New Nickles?

I hadn't heard about them till today.
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US Mint says Westward Journey Nickel Series™
Featuring Peace Medal Reverse in Two-Roll Sets and Bags


WASHINGTON -- The United States Mint announced today that 2004-dated 5-cent coins (nickels), the first of the Westward Journey Nickel Series and featuring a rendition of the reverse of the original Jefferson Peace Medal (1801) by John Reich, will go on sale in two-roll sets (40 coins per roll) -- including one Philadelphia and one Denver mint mark coin roll each -- and in bags of 500 and 1,000 coins, beginning March 1, 2004, at noon (E.T.). It is the first time in 66 years (1938) that the Nation will receive a newly-designed nickel.


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Intgeresting.

I hadn't heard about this either.

The State Quarters have been a good profit center for the government. So many have been pulled out of circulation, that they more than paid for their designing and production costs over their face value.

I heard about it the other day but hadn't seen a picture of it until now.

Picture of new nickles courtesy of Money Talk...

http://www.money-talk.org