Nickel (United States coin)
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A nickel is a five-cent coin minted by the United States Mint worth 1⁄20 of a dollar. Currently composed of cupronickel, the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is 0.835 inches and its thic
US Nickel Obverse
A 1796 half dime
1829 silver five-cent piece
Spencer M. Clark, Supervisor of the Currency Bureau, placed his own likeness on the five-cent U.S. fractional currency note, leading directly to legislation prohibiting the depiction of any living person on U.S. currency.
Monticello
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Monticello was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Jefferson began des
Nickel (United States coin)
…1938, the Mint announced an open competition for a new nickel design, to feature early president Thomas Jefferson on the obverse, and Jefferson's home, Monticello on the reverse. The last Buffalo nickels were struck in April 1938 at the Denver Mint, the only mint to strike them that year. The identities of the…
Monticello in 2013
Monticello and its reflection
Some of the gardens on the property
Under the dome