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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zaneman, post: 190946, member: 3970&quot;]Interesting tidbit if I recall correctly (if not, someone please correct me)-apparently the no cent nickels are relatively inexpensive, because there was a gentleman who gold plated them, and spent them as if they were 5 dollar coins. He was not convicted, as he was a deaf mute, and no one could testify that he actually claimed it was a 5 dollar coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a result of people being fooled, the government had it changed to read the denomination on the reverse. Newspapers stated that the no cents coins would be very rare, and people also speculated as such, so they were hoarded in large quantities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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