I got Buffalo'ed Tonight

[Rim05]

In contrast, the new one minted today has a clang that sounds like a cheap chinese made tiddly wink.

You got that right, that is what they are. I started collecting old coins a long time ago but I don't have one of those nickels that I can remember. When I was a kid and found a nickel, I though I was rich.

[Ayatollahgondola]

Originally Posted by Rim05

You got that right, that is what they are. I started collecting old coins a long time ago but I don't have one of those nickels that I can remember. When I was a kid and found a nickel, I though I was rich.

Found money is some of the sweetest money I know.

I remember working a project in beverly hills a couple decades ago, and every day this old guy would come by and check the coin returns on the bank of phones outside the store. He had a route for "found" money

[Ayatollahgondola]

A quick search of the Hershey index shows that 5 cents bought the same size and weight bar of chocolate that it takes a dollar to buy today.

Also, the jefferson head nickel that replaced the buffalo head was never really that attractive I thought. The history of the west was belittled in favor of that of the east, where jefferson made his mark.

[PochoPatriot]

I tend to find the buckwheat pennies more than buffalo nickles. Though I did find and still have a silver quarter from 1932.

[REWHBLCAIN]

You find those when someone steals them from someone and then spends them.