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NICKELS 1866-DATEBeginning in 1866, a 5¢ coin of non-precious metal was created. The Shieldnickel was the nation’s first copper-nickel 5¢ coin; prior to this, the first U.S.5¢ coin, the half dime, was silver. In 1883, the Liberty Head or “V” nickelbegan, followed by the extremely popular Buffalo nickel of the early 20thcentury, and then by the long-running and current Jefferson nickel.Obverse Obverse ObverseReverseSHIELD1866-1883Composition: copper-nickelWeight: 5 gramsDiameter: 20.5 mmMints: PhiladelphiaReverseLIBERTY HEAD “V”1883-1913Composition: copper-nickelWeight: 5 gramsDiameter: 21.2 mmMints: Philadelphia, Denver,San FranciscoReverseBUFFALO1913-1938Composition: copper-nickelWeight: 5 gramsDiameter: 21.2 mmMints: Philadelphia,Denver,San FranciscoFOCUS ON LIBERTYFirst woman’s vote cast 1870 (Wyoming)1892Ellis Island opens1872Yellowstonebecomes firstnational park1898 Spanish-American War begins when theUSS Maine is destroyed by explosion10
American Life1891New clothes fastenerinvented; it’s calledthe zipper1893 Columbian Exposition in ChicagoJEFFERSON1938-DATEComposition: copper-nickel35% silver 1942-1945Weight: 5 gramsDiameter: 21.2 mmMints: Philadelphia, Denver,San Francisco1895 H. G. Wells publishes The Time MachineMonticelloReverse1938-2003Peace MedalReverse20041895 Bicycle sales and women’s hemlines riseKeelboatReverse2004American BisonReverse20051904Ice cream cone introducedat St. Louis World’s Fair1906 San Francisco devastated by earthquakeOcean in ViewReverse2005MonticelloReverse2006-Date1910 U.S. population reaches 92 million; lessthan half have completed high school11
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Page 9: THREE-CENT PIECES 1851-1889SILVERTH
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Page 29 and 30: EAGLES 1795-1933The U.S. gold eagle
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