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A lignadenarist is a collector of wooden nickels. The term is a portmanteau of the Latin words lignum, meaning “wood”, and denarius, the iconic...
“Don’t accept any wooden nickels” is a colloquial expression meaning “Don’t get tricked” or “Don’t let yourself get fooled.”
Wooden nickels were a popular advertising...
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Link to Part 1: Circulated Liberty Nickels
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This week's topic is the collecting of uncirculated Liberty Nickels. I...
By Greg Reynolds for CoinWeek .....
For more than a half-century, Liberty Nickels have been extremely popular with collectors because they are inexpensive and readily...
Sometimes referred to as “War Silver”, “Warnicks”, or “Wartime Silver”, the term "War Nickel" refers to the Jefferson five-cent coin produced from 1942 to...
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
Welcome back to the Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker guide to building the ultimate 20th-century type...
The hobo nickel is a sculptural art form involving the creative modification of small-denomination coins, essentially resulting in miniature bas reliefs. The nickel, because...
