Some time ago, I wrote a column
about how comparitively rare nickels were in circulation. It proved
an unusually popular piece, getting some three dozen written
responses and a radio interview. (The interviewer suggested I might
have too much time on my hands.)
From today's USA Today:
One trucker died and two others were injured in a pre-dawn crash
that left $182,000 worth of nickels on Interstate 95 near Orlando,
the
Sentinel says.
State troopers and federal agents "are securing the scene, while
local members of the Treasury are en route," according to
Florida Today. "The Treasury employees will pick up
all the nickels."
By our calculations, the U.S. Mint will have to pick up 3.64
million coins.
