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Nickel Born out of Economic Chaos
New York museum marks the nickel’s centennial with an exhibit at the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum. Don Taxay calls it the most important numismatic event, tracing the coin’s origins in Civil War chaos, debates over silver, and key figures like Joseph Wharton and Thaddeus Stevens. A 101-year-old Chief Big Tree will visit, and wooden nickels will be handed out as souvenirs.
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Jerry Buck
New York
Pennsylvania
Joseph Wharton
Congress
Thaddeus Stevens
William D. Kelly
Chase Manhattan Bark Money Museum
Avenue of the Americas
Don Taxay
Taxay
James Earl Fraser
Fraser
John Big Tree
Iron Tail
Chief Big Tree
Onondaga Reservation
Syracuse
N.Y
Money Museum
Felix Schlag