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The United States Mint sponsored a contest for the best design of the replacement for the Buffalo nickel in January 1938. Entering a competition with 390 artists, German immigrant Felix Schlag, who had only been a United States citizen for 9 years, captured an award of $1000 for his motif picturing Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and a corner view of Jefferson’s home, Monticello, on the reverse. In the final production design, the profile of Monticello was changed to a front view.
US coins normally have the initials of the designer somewhere on the coin, but Felix Schlag's initials FS were not added to the coin until 1966.
The mint mark is located on the reverse right side next to Monticello: Philadelphia (no mint mark), Denver (D) and San Francisco (S).
Obverse
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A left-facing bust of Thomas Jefferson, dressed in a coat of the period and wearing a peruke wig. Arranged in arcs around the border are the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to the left, with LIBERTY and the date to the right, separated by a single star. IN GOD WE TRUST |
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Reverse
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A front elevation view of Jefferson’s home, with the name MONTICELLO beneath it. Around the border are the legends E PLURIBUS UNUM above and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA below. Beneath MONTICELLO is the value FIVE CENTS. E PLURIBUS UNUM |
Edge |
5 Cents
Jefferson Nickel
KM# 192
Characteristics
Material | Cupronickel |
Weight | 5 g |
Diameter | 21.21 mm |
Thickness | 1.79 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Coin |
Mints |
Denver Mint (D) Philadelphia Mint (P) San Francisco Mint (S)
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