New (non-buffalo) nickel is a bit odd

[Bossy Monkey]

"Ocean in view! O! The joy!" they say is from Clark's diary. If so, it's the largest number of consecutive words he ever spelled correctly. (I've been keeping up with the journal excerpts in Smithsonian Magazine; neither Lewis and Clark could spell for beans.) Anyway, it's certainly striking. Here's the bird's eye lowdown: http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=nickel_series