# Anyone get the new nickel yet?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 9, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-the-new-nickel-yet/293704 "2005-03-09T19:21:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-the-new-nickel-yet/293704/1 "2005-03-09T19:21:31Z")

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Has anyone gotten a new nickel, like the ones pictured [here](http://www.spacetownusa.com/2004/09/new-nickels.html) (the fourth picture has not been released yet, to my knowledge:) )?

Did you specifically go out looking for them? If not, did you notice it right away?

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-the-new-nickel-yet/293704/2 "2005-03-09T21:45:42Z")

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I heard an interview with the artist who did the work on NPR. I didn’t realize that the Bison was male.

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**Author:** ![Aragowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@Aragowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aragowyn)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-the-new-nickel-yet/293704/3 "2005-03-09T22:35:54Z")

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I think I’m behind the times because last week for the first time I saw the “new” 2004 Louisiana Purchase nickel. The “head” side is the same ol’ Jefferson but the “tail” side is the shaking hands, as seen [here](http://www.usmint.gov/kids/images/coinNews/5c2004LAPurchRev72.jpg). I’ve known about the new 2005 nickels for some time, but was clueless they made these semi-new 2004 ones.

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**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-the-new-nickel-yet/293704/4 "2005-03-09T23:22:02Z")

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They feel really weird.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-get-the-new-nickel-yet/293704/5 "2005-03-10T14:07:25Z")

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I ordered a few rolls from the mint, but they haven’t arrived yet.