The new Jefferson nickel does something no other regular US coin has ever done. The 2006 Jefferson nickel depicts a forward-facing president. All previous presidential images were side views only.

Author Daniel J. Goevert retells the story of how his grandmother's gift of Mercury dimes inspired a coin collecting passion that has endured for more than 40 years. Goevert also summarizes decades of coin value trend data to pinpoint Mercury dimes with the best proven performance. These are the same Mercury dimes most likely to see good price advancements in the years ahead.