Following last week’s $10 revision, this week we see the Nickel gets a makeover:
Sources:
A First for the United States: Jefferson to Face Forward on 2006 Nickel
US Mint, October 5, 2005
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=617
2006 "Return to Monticello" Nickel
US Mint, October 5, 2005
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=Photo#2006Nickel
New Nickel Features a Cheerful Jefferson
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
The Associated Press, Tuesday, October 4, 2005; 7:30 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/04/AR2005100401098.html
Great, a nickel with Jefferson personable and confident. Great to face down the terrorists with. Islamic fundamentalists are fighting against exactly the kind of liberty that he conceived, the right to believe whetever the hell you want. This combined with the hunkier Hamilton on the new $10 bill, makes me think that they should bring out “Founding Fathers” action figures soon.
NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE