April 2015 Antique & Collectibles
Bidding starts: April 2, 2015 at
12:00 AM CDT
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Closing begins: April 10, 2015 at
12:00 AM CDT
Wickliffe, KY
Item # 120
Westward Journey Nickel Series
In commemoration of the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to modify the Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel) to reflect images evocative of the historic expedition into the Louisiana Territory. The United States Mint began the Westward Journey Nickel Series in 2004 with the release of the Peace Medal and Keelboat nickels. In 2005, a contemporary image of President Jefferson will appear on the nickel, along with two new reverse designs that recognize the American Indians and wildlife encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition and the progress and culmination of the journey. Depictions of Monticello and Thomas Jefferson return to the nickel in 2006.
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