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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1443189, member: 15929&quot;]Ya left off the best parts!</p><p><br /></p><p>The story goes that in 1913, the US Mint had already prepared die&#039;s for the Liberty nickels but before they went into production mode, Legislation had been passed to change the design to the Buffalo Nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>One enterprising soul took a pair of die&#039;s and fired up the presses after hours cranking out at least 5 of the coins. He then offered them up for sale after about 6 or 7 years and the rest is history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why these nickels have not been confiscated by the US Government is beyond my reasoning since, technically, they are illegal coins that were produced illegally and then stolen from the US Mint. Sure, it was only 25 cents but then the 1974 Aluminum Cent is only 1 cent and the Government has issued statements to the fact that any that are found are subject to confiscation.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a wacky gov&#039;t with some fairly wacky priorities regarding &quot;illegal coinage&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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