The nickel has Thomas Jefferson on it. It is worth five cents. Thomas Jefferson got on the nickel because he was the third president and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. The picture on the back was a picture of Jefferson's house. His house, the Monticello, was on the back because he was on the front. A very interesting fact is the first US nickel was worth a penny. It circulated in 1857. The five cent nickel first circulated in 1866. These are some facts about the nickel and why Thomas Jefferson is on this coin.
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