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Why: I just joshed Brent.
Answer: Lol:
Josh Tatum was a deaf mute, but a very enterprising young man from the midwest. In 1883, the US Mint came out with a new nickel. It was deemed the Liberty Head Nickel, and the reverse side had a large roman numeral V stamped on it. The new nickel did not have the word "cents" or "nickel" stamped on it. Josh Tatum noticed this as well as the fact that it was nearly the same size as the US $5.00 gold piece, which at the time was used as common currency.Source: WikiAnswers, Professional Coin Grading SystemWith the help of a friend familiar in gold electroplating base metal, they turned these coins into a literal gold mine. Tatum went from town to town going into shops, stores, & mercantiles. He was very careful not to purchase anything that cost more than a nickel, and he would hand over one of these gold plated nickels. The clerk would accept the coin and in most instances, give Josh back $4.95 in change, which he happily would take. By the time law enforcement caught up to him, he had visited hundreds of towns & had amassed a small fortune!
The Law prosecuted him, but ironically he was found not guilty on the most serious charges: he only purchased items that totaled 5 cents and, because he was deaf & could not speak, he never represented that it was a new $5.00 gold piece.
The same year, the US mint added the word "cents" to the Liberty Head Nickel in an effort to bring this type of fraud to a halt.
Hence the famous saying "your not Joshing me are you"?
The More You Know: It was also called the "racketeer nickel." From 1883:
But later that year:
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