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Rod Gillis

ANA Numismatic Educator

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1912 United States Coins

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Liberty Head Nickel

Liberty Head Type

1883 1912

1883 nickel appeared

without the word Cents onthe reverse

Some cents-less nickelswere gold-plated andpassed for five dollar pieces

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1883 Nickel With Cents

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1913 Buffalo Nickel

Design change in 1913from Liberty Type toBuffalo

Also known as IndianHead type

Bison modeled afterBlack Diamond fromCentral Park Zoo

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Two Varieties in 1913

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Buffalo Nickel

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The Mystery of 1913 Samuel Brown, a one time employee of the

Philadelphia Mint, places an advertisement topurchase 1913 Liberty Head nickels for $500 a piece.

After advertising, Brown announces that he hasacquired 5 1913 Liberty Head nickels but refuses to sayhow they were obtained.

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Expensive Nickel

5 Examples of the 1913Liberty Head nickel areknown to exist.

1913 nickel sold in 2007for a reported 5 milliondollars.

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Which Has Greater Value?

1912 Philadelphianickel mintage=26,236,714

1913 Philadelphianickel mintage = 5

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What is it worth?

It all depends on how you define

Value

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Where Does the Money Go?

A coin minted in 1912 most likely circulated for 10 years ormore.

Who used the coin and what did it purchase?

Where has the coin traveled?

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Events of 1912

New Mexico andArizona both enter theUnion in 1912.

Could your nickel havebeen used to buy anewspaper announcingstatehood?

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1912 Stockholm Olympics

Modern Olympics discontinued until after the War to EndAll Wars.

Jim Thorpe wins the Pentathlon and Decathlon but isstripped of his medals because it was discovered that heplayed semi-pro baseball in 1911 and earned $25 a week.

While in Stockholm, Thorpe most likely exchangedAmerican coins for Swedish money.

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Across the Atlantic?

RMS Titanic sinks onits maiden voyage April15th, 1912.

Several passengerswere Americans, someof whom survived.

Could someone have

carried your quarter intheir purse or pocket?

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Presidential Election of 1912

Republican incumbent candidate William Howard Taft

Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson

Progressive (Bull Moose) candidate Theodore Roosevelt

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President Taft

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Woodrow Wilson

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Alice Hathaway Roosevelt

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Diary Entry

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Where Did Their Change Go?All three candidates traveled across the country

delivering speeches. What items did they purchase?

All three candidates had change in their pockets. Didthey nervously roll it around while delivering aspeech?

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Prices in 1912

New Jersey

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Transportation

A brand new FordModel T could bepurchased for $690.

A one year old, usedModel T could bebought for $450.

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Food in 1912

The cost of bacon was16 cents per pound.

Eggs were 22 cents adozen.

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Furniture

A brass bed could bepurchased for $9.95.

The mattress for thebed cost $5.50 - $6.50.

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Real Estate in 1912

A 10 room home inMorristown, NewJersey sold for

approximately $3,000.

The same home near atrolley line might sellfor $1,000 more.

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Captain of Industry

John Rockefeller

Estimated to be worth1.4 billion dollars.

Gave 550 milliondollars tophilanthropic pursuits.

Handed out dimes tochildren (except during

the Depression whenhe gave nickels).

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Working Wages in 1912

Male mill workersearned $8.76 per 56hour work weeks.

Women & childrenmill workers earned$6.00 per 56 hour workweeks.

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Plight of Child Labor

Furman Owens was 12years old. He couldneither read nor write

and had been workingat a mill in Columbia,South Carolina for theprevious 4 years.

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Did He Earn Your Coins?

Manuel picked shrimpin Biloxi, MS. He was 5years old when this

photograph was taken.He had worked therefor a year.

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So Where Have Your Coins Been?

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A Story to TellA 1912 coin could have lavishly traveled the

Atlantic only to come close to an iceberg.

A coin could have rested in the pocket of adignitary.

A coin could have been spent by the worldsgreatest athlete, or earned by a poor child helping

his family survive. Help your students learn to tell the story.