The new nickel is on the way
 

Our Jefferson nickel has a new reverse. First design change on the nickel in 66 years, when, in 1938, the current design replaced the buffalo nickel.

The new nickel features a rendition of the Jefferson Peace Medal on the reverse (tails side). John Reich designed the original Jefferson Peace Medal in 1801, and Lewis and Clark gave Peace Medals as tokens of goodwill to Native American Indians they met along the trail.

The new reverse design features two hands clasped in friendship; it also bears the inscriptions ?Louisiana Purchase? and ?1803?. The obverse (heads side) retains the current likeness of Thomas Jefferson that appears on the nickel.

Bunches of the new nickel have already been coined and are currently being shipped to the Federal Reserve Banks.

Should start showing up in your change within a couple of weeks.

Interesting post Rigger, thanks.