Here's the latest article from the Coin Collecting site at BellaOnline.com.
The Shield Nickel
America’s first nickel was first coined in 1866. The Shield nickel was created to replace five-cent Fractional Currency notes that were issued during the Civil War. Hardly anyone expected the nickel to become as important as it has over time. The Philadelphia Mint struck the first Shield nickels in
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art174226.asp
Please visit coincollecting.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Coin Collecting.
To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Coin Collecting located here -
http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=310
I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!
Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!
Gary Eggleston, Coin Collecting Editor
http://coincollecting.bellaonline.com
One of hundreds of sites at BellaOnline.com
coincollecting Newsletter
