A nickel that's worth $3.2 million

Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 02:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Four Virginia siblings who never let a rare 5-cent piece slip through their fingers, even when it was declared a fake, have been rewarded for their devotion to a humble family heirloom after the century-old coin sold for more than $3.2 million. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five known to exist, was sold to two bidders for $3.17 million at an auction Thursday night in suburban Chicago. ...    

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