A legendary multi-million dollar rare nickel that a Milwaukee collector frequently kept in his pocket to show to strangers returns “home” for the first time in 40 years for a free public exhibit. The coin is a 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five known and made under mysterious circumstances at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. Valued today at $3 million, the rare nickel will be one of dozens of eye-opening exhibits — including a $1 billion U.S. Treasury Department display — during the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money.

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