Jefferson getting a makeover on nickel being revealed Thursday

[quaoar]

The new design on the back is supposed to bring back the buffalo.

http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=44049

By Associated Press
Monday, September 13, 2004

WASHINGTON - Thomas Jefferson is getting a makeover, the first since his face was put on the nickel in 1938. It's the latest in a series of design changes for the coins.

Designs for two new nickels will be revealed Thursday by the U.S. Mint, where the nation's coins are made. The revamped nickels will be issued in 2005.

A new portrait of Jefferson, the third president, will be on the front of the two new coins. Each coin also will have a change on the back, ``with one of the designs harking back to a favorite coin of the American people,'' the Mint said. The announcement gave no further details.

The two new nickels are part of a broader redesign, authorized by Congress last year, honoring the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It's called the Westward Journey Nickel series.

[CarolynEC]

1. In the new design, he's weeping...

... over what the BFEE has done to the nation he helped found.

[Political_Junkie]

5. Ain't that the truth!

eom

[KurtNYC]

2. I'm conviced that the guys who invented Pokemon cards

have taken control of the US mint. 51 different quarters will be in circulation, now 3 different nickles. Soon the mint will introduce a game where you duel using the quarters as warriors and the nickles as "power ups"

[Endangered Specie]

3. ROFL!

[PROGRESSIVE1]

4. LOL!!!

[Lefty48197]

6. Sweet! Bring back the buffalo nickel!

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[merh]

7. As long as they don't put St. Raygun on it, I don't have

a problem with it.

[denverbill]

8. Yeah, until Jefferson has suspiciously short hair,

and a dumb smirk on his face.

[vetwife]

9. Backwards, we are going backwards..I swear !

Are they gonna put the indian head back on the penny? Then are we gonna start using silver and gold ....Its OK with me but I think we got a problem when we start trying to use the gold and silver. 30 pieces will come up missing somewhere on the silver...wanna bet?