Fed to Get First Batch of Redesigned Nickels
From Times Wire Reports
Millions of shiny nickels sporting their first new look in 66 years are being shipped to the Federal Reserve, the supplier of the nation’s cash, officials of the U.S. Mint said.
The new nickels -- which honor the 1803 Louisiana Purchase on the back but retain Thomas Jefferson on the front -- should start showing up in cash registers in several weeks, Mint officials said.
The new commemorative nickels, part of the Mint’s new Westward Journey Nickel Series, replace the image of Jefferson’s home, Monticello, now on the back of the coins.