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.
Lustrous surfaces with subtle gold hue.
Doubled Monticello. DDR, FS-801. Sharply struck.
Doubled Monticello. Vibrant luster and a sharp strike.
D/Horizontal D. A lovely near-Gem example of this scarce Red Book listed variety with a sharp strike and creamy-white surfaces.
Doubled Die Obverse. FS-106. Satiny white with a subtle champagne dusting.
Doubled Die Obverse. Crisp white and sharply struck.
Brilliant luster and sharply struck.
Lustrous with light gold toning.
Lustrous and sharply struck.
Brilliant mirrors.
Re-Engraved Obv. Design. FS-403. Splashes of lemon-gold hues.
Re-Engraved Obverse Design. FS-404. Brilliant mirrors with gold hue.
Lightly toned.
Brilliant luster.
Brilliant luster