Sep 17
Earlier today a truck heading from the Philadelphia Mint to Miami, Florida was involved in a wreck on Interstate 95. The U.S. Mint truck rear-ended the back of another truck which caused it to flip over spilling out $187,000 worth of Nickels. That's 3,740,000 nickels! Nickels were all over the highway and in the grass. The highway was shut down for hours as Secret Service and U.S. Treasury agents retrieved the coins. Unfortunately one of the guards was killed in the accident. The two drivers were hospitalized. The accident occurred in Mims, FL which is not too far south of Daytona Beach. Anyone trying to pick up the coins runs the risk of being charged with a federal felony.
It had never occurred to me that our coinage would be transported via semi-trucks across the country. In fact, I had never really thought about it. I do find it interesting to know that many times I've traveled the highways and it has been possible that a truck full of dimes or quarters has whizzed by in the opposite direction.
Picture of the Nickels
It had never occurred to me that our coinage would be transported via semi-trucks across the country. In fact, I had never really thought about it. I do find it interesting to know that many times I've traveled the highways and it has been possible that a truck full of dimes or quarters has whizzed by in the opposite direction.
Picture of the Nickels
