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This 1943 War Nickel Traveled Through Europe and Back —Now It’s Museum Piece

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War Nickel Traveled Through Europe and Back

War Nickel Traveled Through Europe and Back: During World War II, everyday objects took on new significance as nations mobilized for war. Even something as small as a nickel underwent a transformation. In 1943, the U.S. Mint altered the composition of the five-cent coin, replacing nickel with a wartime alloy of 35% silver, 56% copper, … Read more

This Nickel Was in Junk Drawer for 30 Years— Now Collectors Are Fighting Over It

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This Nickel Was in Junk Drawer for 30 Years

This Nickel Was in Junk Drawer for 30 Years: For thirty years, an unassuming nickel lay buried in a Michigan family’s junk drawer, surrounded by the mundane clutter of everyday life. What its owners assumed was ordinary spare change turned out to be one of the rarest coins in American history—a 1913 Liberty Head nickel, … Read more