Indeed they did. I found the 1866 five-cent nickel-copper coin in the “red book” at the Torrance Library. I stand corrected. :o
samclem, what’s the going rate on a “V” nickel. I have one from 1907 which I plan to hold onto until 2007 (Wow, a hundred year old coin!)
I must respectfully disagree. I had an old chemistry set given to me in 1970. It contained many of the taboo chemicals like Potassium Nitrate, powdered Potassium Permanganate (and the glycerin to make it ignite). It also contained a tube of zinc dust which was most assuredly not black. It was a dark grey, lighter in color than pencil graphite. It was also very dangerous in that you could make a nifty explosive that ignited on contact with water if you mixed it with two other chemicals which I will not identify here.
Hey samclem, I’ve got a 1909 VDB Penny.
What’s it worth? It’s Philadelphia sadly, not San Francisco…
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I’ll sell you an average one for about $2.00
toon We sell them for $3.00 or so.
Grad 2 pennies, one pre-1982, one post-1982, and a nail file. File down the face of each penny and tell me what you see…
My notes show that a 5 cent nickel piece entered circulation in 1866. The half dimes were produced from 1794 - 1873. So, these two different coins of the same value were minted for 8 common years.
How confusing. 
Not to mention the half cent, two cent, and three cent pieces floating around at the same time.
I wonder what those coins were made of, if they could float.
Hyuk hyuk hyuk. 