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	Nickel (U.S. coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were designed as 5 grams in the metric units when they were introduced in 1866, shortly before the Act of July 28, 1866 declared the metric system to be legal for use in the United States.
		These coins were made famous by a coin dealer from Texas who in the 1930s placed advertisements in newspapers throughout the United States offering $50 for one of these nickels.
		These coins are usually a bit darker than regular nickels, due to their manganese content (as was true of many British coins minted from 1920 through 1947), and feature the largest mint mark ever to grace a United States coin, located above Monticello's dome on the reverse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nickel_(U.S._coin) (2256 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When flown with flags of states, communities or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor—to its own right.
		The flag of the United States of America is saluted as it is hoisted and lowered.
		The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states, localities, or societies are grouped for display.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Flag (2651 words)

	* Five Cent - (Numismatic): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Liberty Nickel: the Five Cents coins struck from 1883 to 1913, with a head of Liberty on the front and a large V on the back.
		The United States five cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one-twentieth, or five-hundredths, of a United States dollar...
		This is the famous "racketeer" five cents coins that only had a "V" on the reverse without the "cents" and were gold plated by dishonest people and passed for five dollars...
	www.bestknows.com /numismatic/five_cent.html (731 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States Commemorative Coin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1975 and 1976, The Washington quarter was also used to commemorate the United States Bicentennial with a circulating commemorative.
		More recently, the Statehood Quarter program began in 1999 with five different circulating commemoratives each year with reverses for each of the states in the United States in the order of their admission into the union.
		Coin grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, the key factor in its value.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Commemorative-Coin (1021 words)

	Nickel (U.S. coin) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States five cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one 1/20th of a United States dollar.
		These coins were made famous by a coin dealer from Texas who in the 1930s placed advertisements in newspapers throughout the U.S. offering $50 for one of these nickels.
		These coins are usually a bit darker than regular nickels, due to tarninshing of the silver, and feature the largest mint mark ever to grace a United States coin, located above Monticello's dome on the reverse.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Nickel_(U.S._coin) (2066 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States dollar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government.
		However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with that value, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies.
		Technically, all these coins are still legal tender at face value, though they are far more valuable today for their numismatic value, and for gold and silver coins, their precious metal value.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-dollar (8044 words)

	Nickel (U.S. coin)
		According to legend, a deaf-mute named Josh Tatum was the chief perpetrator of this fraud, and he could not be convicted because he simply gave the coins in payment for purchases of less than five cents, but did not protest if he was given change appropriate to a five-dollar coin.
		These coins are usually a bit darker than regular nickels, due to tarninshing of the silver, and feature the largest mint mark ever to grace a United States coin.
		In the early 1980s, the mint mark was switched to the front of the coin, and P marks Philadelphia.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/nickel__u_s__coin_.html (1628 words)

	United States three cent coin - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States three cent coin was a unit of currency equaling 3/100th of a United States dollar.
		It was proposed in 1851 both as a result of the decrease in postage rates from five cents to three and to answer the need for a small denomination, easy to handle coin.
		The coin was composed of 75% silver and 25% copper to ensure that the coin would be considered real currency yet not worth melting down for the silver (see melt value).
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/United_States_three_cent_coin (367 words)

	United States Coin Glossary
		Commemorative coins are generally sold at a premium and are not meant to circulate.
		D-Mint: abbreviation for coins struck at the Denver or Dahlonega Mints.
		hoard coin: a coin that is known to have originated from a hoard.
	www.bestcoin.com /glossary.htm (8054 words)

	US CODE: Title 31,5112. Denominations, specifications, and design of coins
		The 5-cent coin is an alloy of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel.
		Single state designs.— The design on the reverse side of each quarter dollar issued during the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1) shall be emblematic of 1 of the 50 States.
		In general.— The designs for the quarter dollar coins issued during each year of the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1) shall be emblematic of 5 States selected in the order in which such States ratified the Constitution of the United States or were admitted into the Union, as the case may be.
	www4.law.cornell.edu /uscode/31/5112.html (1948 words)

	state quarters, uncirculated state quarters
		Collecting state quarters has really taken off since 1999 when the first state quarters were available.
		One of the first errors noticed on the quarters was the heavy die polishing on the Delaware state quarters.
		The are 5 state quarters issued every year until the last quarter is issued in 2008.
	www.quarterstore.com (253 words)

	Money in the United States (Nevitt Reagan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The five cent coin is called a ___.
		The ten cent coin is called a ___.
		The fifty cent coin is called a ___ or a ___.
	a4esl.org /q/h/9901/nr-usmoney.html (118 words)

	U.S. Treasury - Fact Sheet on the History of"In God We Trust"
		The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War.
		January 18, 1837, prescribed the mottoes and devices that should be placed upon the coins of the United States.
		It allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon." Under the Act, the motto was placed on the gold double-eagle coin, the gold eagle coin, and the gold half-eagle coin.
	www.ustreas.gov /education/fact-sheets/currency/in-god-we-trust.html (1158 words)

	The United States Mint
		In commemoration of the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to modify the Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel) to reflect images evocative of the historic expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
		The United States Mint began the Westward Journey Nickel Series™ in 2004 with the release of the Peace Medal and Keelboat nickels.
		The design was created by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program artist, Joe Fitzgerald, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and was sculpted by United States Mint sculptor/engraver Donna Weaver.
	www.usmint.gov /mint_programs/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=nickel_series (431 words)

	Nickel Five Cent Pieces
		The term “Nickel” refers to the main component of the alloy used to strike the coin and was meant to differentiate the new coin from another of the same denomination that circulated at the same time -- the Half Dime made of silver.
		Despite the fact that other coins were (and are still being) made primarily of Nickel, the term stuck in reference to the Five Cents piece
		The earliest versions were produced without the words “Five Cents” on the reverse.
	www.coinfacts.com /nickels/five_cents.html (550 words)

	U.S. One Cent Coin Estimates ~ U.S. Penny Coin Price List : Online United States coin estimates, U.S. collectible ...
		If your coin is in a regular coin holder, or in no coin holder, it is known to investors and collectors as a "raw coin" or "non certified coin".
		Grading coins : It is most practical for the coin to be exposed to a regular 100 Watt lamp, or a 20 watt halogen desk top lamp, 3 feet away from the coin surface.
		Grading coins in Uncirculated condition is an art which requires that you examine many different coins in various grades of uncirculated condition for comparison.
	statequarters.20m.com /lincoln3.html (7628 words)

	A Comprehensive Web Encyclopedia of U.S. Copper Coinage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This brings the value of the copper in a single cent coin to 1.01 cents.
		Although this price does not warrant melting cents for their metal content, trends show the possibility that smelting cents could be in our near future.
		Copper would likely have to rise to over $1.70 per pound before smelting cents would be economically feasable, and with trends over the past year, that price could be reached during 2005.
	www.coppercoins.com (598 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There is no historical record of Tatum outside of numismatic folklore, however, so the story may well be apocryphal [link].
		Some raised the issue that the Mint's proposed new reverse did not relate specifically enough to Lewis & Clark or the Louisiana Purchase, the events that the proposed changes were meant to commemorate.
		[Monticello image will take hiatus from coin], a 2002 article from the University of Virginia alumni website
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Nickel_(U.S._coin) (2124 words)

	eCoinPrices Current Coin Market Values
		is a guide to assist the coin buying public in determining values for all significant United States rare coins.
		The coin market is volatile and thinly capitalized.
		This Guide does not guarantee a profit nor guarantee against a loss for any coin you buy or sell based on the information contained within.
	www.ecoinprices.com (123 words)

	Scoop: Small Coin Makes A Difference To The Pocket
		Through a consultation conducted by the Reserve Bank, the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) advocated for the retention of the five cent coin.
		NCWNZ is disappointed by the Reserve Bank’s decision to remove the coins from circulation.
		Finance Minister Michael Cullen said: “The family tax relief provisions raise the threshold at which family income assistance begins to abate from $27,500 to $35,000 and reduce the abatement rate from 30 per cent to 20 per cent.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PO0504/S00063.htm (562 words)

	Coin Software and Books: United States Three-Cent and Five-Cent Pieces: An Action Guide for the Collectors and ...
		Coin Software and Books: United States Three-Cent and Five-Cent Pieces: An Action Guide for the Collectors and Investor, Collectors
		Classical Numismatic Group, Inc: Ancient Greek, Roman, and British Coins.
		United States Three-Cent and Five-Cent Pieces: An Action Guide for the Collectors and Investor
	www.primasoft.com /book_coin/0481_coin.htm (86 words)

	CoinFacts.com - The Internet Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
		CoinFacts.com - The Internet Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
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