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Coin Collecting at the Safir House
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Coin Collecting at the Safir House
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The metal was changed during World War II to a silver based composition and reverted back after the war to the Nickel Copper alloy. These are rarely found in circulation but older Nickels are commonly discovered. The hard metal and the unchanged design make it idea to circulate just about forever.
Finally temporary change came in 2004 when the government commemorated the Lewis and Clark expeditions which resulting in some suprisingly nice design which have been far to short lived.
My favorite was the 2005 version which had a great change to the obverse with a close up profile of Jefferson with a new script font for the word "Liberty". A well balanced and asthetic design with interesting reverses was a breath of fresh air in a stagnant American coinage system, it was of course doomed from the start and replaced by the ugliest coin design ever seen, our current 3/4 facing Jefferson with bugger eyes.
2005 Nickel Designs
2006 Ugly Nickel Design
This latest coin is so ugly it takes an in hand view to really apreciate just how ugly
it is. These mint images make it look better than it is, but I'll get a photograph
of a circulating version soon.
Occasionally I find a Jefferson in circulation that I might pull out for no particular reason.
This is a '64 Nickel that I found in 2008.
Here is a 1975
A 1986 P
A 1994 P
A 1995 D with excellent visible steps on the reverse
A 2004 D with a Westward Journey Reverse
and a 2004 P
This is a nice example with all the windows nicely showing and really good stairs. There is a good nick on the reverse
rim
