Oct 16, 2006

New nickels? Why?!

For whatever reason the US Mint is crankin' out new nickels. And if you thought Jefferson looked ugly on 2005's "bighead profile version" wait'll you see this year's. He's an abomination of nature! Don't stare too closely or you'll turn to stone. It almost makes you feel uneasy carrying this thing in your pocket and it's so hideous I bet the coin instantly depreciates below it's 5¢ worth.

6 comments:

katie said...

Yikes! I feel like he is looking at me! I'll never keep a nickel again.

Violet said...

We've recently had to get used to new 10c, 20c and 50c coins, all of which are really easy to confuse with old 2c, 10c and 20c coins. Plus, the old coins stop being legal tender at the end of the month, forcing the NZ public to empty out their respective piggy banks and go on coin-spending sprees. It's a hard life, I tell ya.

Anonymous said...

He kind of looks like he could be the poster boy for child molesting..

sumo said...

Glomie!...there are submarines off the coast of Iran...(or somewhere) ready to nuke them or at least scare them...and you are concerned with what the nickel looks like? More power to ya Dude...I wish I knew if they were going to toss that nickel to choose whether to nuke them or not!!! Heh heh...oh to be young again! Yeah...what Happy said...

Carrie said...

Most of my customers think they are quarters. Not that I am saying they are stupid or anything but I can't tell you how many I have got for quarters.

Nigel G Mitchell said...

Good lord...you're right. Jefferson looks like Emperor Palpatine. And the way he's looking at you is pretty creepy.