Jefferson Nickels were made from 1938 to the present. Felix Schlag won a competition to design the Jefferson Nickel beating out 390 other artists.
Coins were struck in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. During World War II Jefferson Nickels were made of forty percent silver as nickel was a critical war material.
Doubled Monticello.
Doubled Monticello. Vibrant luster and a sharp strike.
Reverse of 1938.
Doubled Die Obverse.
Brilliant white and faint gold tone.
Sharply struck and lustrous.
Re-Engraved Obv. Design. FS-403.
Re-Engraved Obverse Design. FS-404.
Lightly toned.
Brilliant luster.