5 Cents "Jefferson Nickel" 1st portrait

Features

Obverse

The portrait in left profile of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, is surrounded with the lettering "LIBERTY" and the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST"

Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY *

Engraver: Felix Schlag

Felix Oscar Schlag was the designer of the United States five cent coin in use from 1938 to 2004. He was born to Karl and Teresa Schlag in Frankfurt, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1929.

Reverse

A representation of Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, is accompanied with the legend "MONTICELLO" and surrounded with the facial value in full, the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM
MONTICELLO
FIVE CENTS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Engraver: Felix Schlag

Felix Oscar Schlag was the designer of the United States five cent coin in use from 1938 to 2004. He was born to Karl and Teresa Schlag in Frankfurt, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1929.

Edge

Smooth

© Cyrillius

Comments

Includes pre-war issues. Mintage resumed in 1946 as KM#A192.  War-time silver Nickel is listed separately as KM#192a due to different metal composition.

1938 thru 1989 = 5 full steps at building. 1990 to date = 6 full steps.

Mintmark changes through mintage years:
1) Philadelphia: no mintmark 1938-1964 (except silver issues from 1942-45)
2) Denver: "D" to right of building on reverse 1938-1964 (except silver issues from 1942-45)
3) San Francisco: "S" to right of building on reverse 1938-1954 (except silver issues from 1942-45)
4) Mintmarks temporarily suspended 1965-1967
5) Philadelphia: without mintmark, with signature "FS" on obverse 1968-1979
6) Philadelphia: "P: mintmark and signature on obverse 1980-2003
7) Denver: "D" mintmark and signature on obverse 1968-2003
8) San Francisco: "S" mintmark and signature on obverse 1968-1970, circulation strike
9) San Francisco: "S" mintmark and signature on obverse 1971-2003 (Proof only)
10) San Francisco: without mintmark but with signature 1971

If there is a mintmark, it is on the right of the Monticello on the reverse, above Monticello on the  silver war time issues, or to the right of portrait just before the coin edge on the obverse.

There are 1999 P and possibly other dates, which exhibit DDD (Die Deterioration Doubling). "...the coins exhibit doubling, thickening, twisting and other deformities which results from die deterioration. Die deterioration is the result of die wear or improper heat treating (of the dies) combined with die wear."

See also

• 5 Cents "Jefferson Wartime Nickel" (1st portrait)

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