Watch out, Little Bit! The Buffalo is comin' back.

[cactuswatcher]

Those of us of a certain age in the US fondly remember 'buffalo' nickels in our every day change. They are coming back as of Monday! http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=photo#2004NickelSeries
For those too lazy to click, the bison is smaller, and a new portrait of Jefferson will be on the heads side. I sort of miss the Indian bust, but someone might find the mixed-tribe protrait of the old one offensive these days.

Comments

[scrollgirl.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's pretty cool! I'm very fond of Canadian money because I find the images so interesting. Our dimes are the prettiest things around :) And we always have special coins floating around to commemorate or celebrate important holidays or people. Glad you're getting an old favourite back!

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

The US mint is following the Canadian lead. Our nickels and quarters have been having commemoratives, too. It's a good sign the coin costs a lot less to mint than its face value. Since the government expects people to pull those commemoratives out of their change and keep them, it's a way to tax them without a whisper of complaint. Like people who collect unused postage stamps, only the folks who want to keep them have to pay the price.