New nickel designs feature Lewis and Clark -- and Jefferson
Submitted on November 6, 2003 - 1:00am.
Ruxandra Giura - Fall 2003
WASHINGTON – America is getting not one, but two newly designed nickels beginning next year to commemorate two centuries since the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. Mint announced Thursday.
This is the first redesign of the nickel in 65 years, said U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore.
“We believe it is important for a country to pause from time to time to recognize our heritage,” Fore said, explaining why it is the time to change the nickel. It is the third-most produced coin in the United States, after the penny and the quarter.
Americans will see the first newly designed nickel in the spring, while the second design will be put into circulation next fall, Fore said.
This is the first redesign of the nickel in 65 years, said U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore.
“We believe it is important for a country to pause from time to time to recognize our heritage,” Fore said, explaining why it is the time to change the nickel. It is the third-most produced coin in the United States, after the penny and the quarter.
Americans will see the first newly designed nickel in the spring, while the second design will be put into circulation next fall, Fore said.
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