Jefferson nickel
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The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel. From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a pro
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Nellie Tayloe Ross (right), Director of the Mint, and Edward Bruce, Director of the Section of Painting and Sculpture, inspect candidates for the design of the new Jefferson nickel, April 1938
During World War II, the mint mark of the part-silver "war nickels" appeared above the image of Monticello.
This reverse of the Indian Peace Medal struck for Jefferson served as the basis of one of the Westward Journey designs
Monticello
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Monticello was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Jefferson began des
Jefferson nickel
…with a new design. The Mint conducted a design competition, in early 1938, requiring that Jefferson be depicted on the obverse and Jefferson's house Monticello on the reverse. Schlag won the competition, but was required to submit an entirely new reverse and make other changes before the new piece went into…
Monticello in 2013
Monticello and its reflection
Some of the gardens on the property
Under the dome