A nickel and a half dollar. The OTHER coin is the nickel.
A fifty cent piece and a nickel. One is not a nickel, but the other one is.
Yes. They were designed to be durable as coins are constantly being handled by human hands and rub against other coins in our wallets, purses or pockets. Most coins today are made of Nickel and Nickel alloys. Nickel is a very durable metal.
Electrons are tightly bound to the nickel atoms due to the electromagnetic force between the negatively charged electrons and the positively charged nuclei of the atoms. This force keeps the electrons in place and prevents them from flying off.
There's no such thing as an 1803 nickel, because the coin wasn't first minted until 1866. However, if the date 1803 is above two hands shaking, and the other side shows President Jefferson, then it's a 2004 Westward Journey nickel, worth exactly 5 cents.
Is the imprint normal or mirror-imaged? If it's the normal direction, you might have a nickel that somehow fell into a cent press and was struck twice. However since cents are smaller than nickels, the coin should show some other damage from the press. Regardless, in that case you'll need to have it examined in person by someone who specializes in error coins. If it's a double strike it could have some definite extra value. If the images are reversed, what probably happened is that someone with too much time on their hands put a cent on either side of the nickel and hit it with a hammer, driving a mirror image of the cents into the nickel's surface. If that describes what you have it's considered damaged and is worth exactly 5 cents.
Alfred Watson Hands has written: 'Coins of Magna Graecia' -- subject(s): Greek Coins 'Italo-Greek coins of southern Italy' -- subject(s): Greek Coins, Roman Coins, Oscan Coins
Hands on History - 2001 Coins was released on: USA: 20 October 2001
US nickels were first issued in 1866. I found a coin that sounds just like yours and I got excited, it was in mint condition no less! Then on a hunch, I looked at the coin again. While it says 1803 on the back, it was really minted in 2003/2004 as it says on the FRONT. Look to the lower right of Jefferson's portrait. If you see *2004*, it's worth 5 cents.
Thoroughbreds are typically measured in hands, with one hand equaling 4 inches. Most thoroughbreds stand between 15.2 and 17.2 hands high at the withers. Therefore, a thoroughbred can be anywhere from approximately 62 to 70 inches tall.
The smooth edge means that the coin is either quite worn or someone had a file and too much time on their hands. Either way, Kennedy halves are so common that in circulated condition they're pretty much worth their metal value only:1964: About 1/3 of the current price of an ounce of silver1965-69: About 1/7 the price of an ounce of silver1971-present: 50 cents. These coins are copper-nickel, not silver.
The last Liberty nickels were minted for circulation in 1912. If you have a Buffalo nickel with that date and a small "D" underneath the words 'FIVE CENTS' on the coin's reverse, it is worth about $4 in XF condition. If you use a strong magnifying glass and can see a shadow of the letter "S" underneath the D, you have a rarer issue that is worth $20-$25 in XF.
You could possibly have an error coin that was struck twice, or simply something that was altered by someone with a few tools and too much time on their hands. Items like these are best evaluated in person by a dealer or appraiser who works with error coins.