As you’ve probably come to learn here at Stupid Amazon Reviews, you can buy some pretty absurd things on the internet. From wolf urine to Poo-Pourri bathroom spray, Amazon offers a myriad of gag items for its customers. However, this week’s Stupid Amazon Reviews covers something that your may have in your pocket right now.
The Philadelphia Mint Jefferson Nickel from 2003 doesn’t really need explanation. It’s exactly as it sounds: a nickel minted in the year 2003. What makes the nickel unique is its price. With cost and shipping this ordinary nickel is $4.77. Yes, you read that correctly. In exchange for 95 nickels you get one nickel in return.
The price is steep, but based on the reviews, it’s well worth it.
In the post entitled “One of my better investments,” Twal explains how you can turn the nickel’s inflated price into a profit.
When my nickel arrives, I intend to melt it down to its constituent parts: 75% copper, 25% nickel. By this time, the crisis in the international money markets will have grown to such epic proportions that the sale of these raw materials will enable me to take a controlling interest in several major banks and other, currently worthless, financial institutions.
Coog09 claims that the nickel saved his marriage, which I’ve started to notice is a common theme in Stupid Amazon Reviews.
Wow! As an avid nickel enthusiast I found this product to be exactly what I needed. My wife and I argued for weeks before finally pulling the trigger on this one. It came exactly as described. She is a HUGE Lincoln fan but I was diagnosed with Cuprolaminophobia last year so it's best I stay away from all things copper! It's been a huge strain on our relationship.
If any president is going to be riding shotgun in my pocket it better be a Jefferson. I think this nickel saved my marriage!
Jonathyn R. Brown “jonathyn,” a coin collector, was less impressed by the nickel. After ordering the nickel, he was told the item was no longer available. Angry and feeling cheated, he doubts that nickels were even made in 2003 and rants about his incomplete coin collection.
What makes this even more tragic is that this is the exact piece I need to complete my collection of coins. I currently have a penny: 2004, a dime: 1998 (awesome!), and a quarter: 2006. This nickel would complete my collection, but alas, it does not exist...
My search continues for a nickel. I don't even care about the year anymore. People like this just ruin it for us serious collectors.
Jonathyn, if you’re reading this, I invite you to look on the ground as you’re walking down the street. Search your couch. Loot a nearby vending machine, if it means that much to you. There are nickels all around you waiting to go in your “impressive” collection.