The story behind a 5-cent piece

Commentary.

Like many people, I have a “change jar” where I drop pennies, dimes, and other loose change that I find in the bottom of my purse and in the pockets of jeans. I rarely take the time to sort through and look for rare coins or dates when I dump the change into a bag to take it to the bank, but one coin dropped and caught my eye: a 1942 nickel.