Those ugly old green and grey and black war nickels! Most people went out of their way to not even touch them for fear of getting their hands dirty, and surely wouldn't let their children play with them. This...
Grading Jefferson Nickels Now on ebay the only coin book that is downloaded with a PDF file to you for only $3.99. Look for 2008 US coin book, history grading and coin values. This coin book is the only one...
The 2004 Peace Medal Nickel is now considered the KEY coin in the Westward Journey Nickel Series. This coin is the first in series of the new nickel program. It was only made for a few months in early 2004 and...
Collecting Westward Journey Nickels by Don Mesler (scripophile) Historical Background The Louisiana Purchase, the acqusition from France of the land west of the Mississippi River ranging from New Orleans to...
The Jefferson War Nickels from WWII are one of the over looked items in coin collecting a lot of people do not know that the eleven nickels minted from 1942 thru 1945 were not made of 75% copper and 25%...
Pennies, nickels, dimes,. . .Does anybody really pay attention to them anymore? When you think about it, most would say, "Who cares? They don't buy anything!" In this hustle-bustle, wait in line, sit stopped...
The 'Speared Bison' Error Nickel - PCGS #84159*- CHERRYPICKER FS-05-2005-D-901 - 2005-D (ONLY) from the Westward Journey Nickel Series - Business Strike. The 'spear' is a Reverse Die Gouge (says NGC) or an...
I have noticed a trend on E-Bay lately where sellers are buying US Mint products and marking them up to ridiculous prices and selling them before they even sell out at the Mint. Example: Westward Journey...
A rarity that can be easily overlooked is the 1964-D Jefferson Nickel, Breen #2758. It's listed as the 1964-D PLURI D US, Very Scarce. In 1964 the U.S. Mint polished and reworked the reverse die to remove die...
I have been speaking to many coin collectors and there seems to be an underground feeling about the future of our nickels!!! Have you done any electrical or plumbing work lately...have you noticed the price...