Felix Schlag

As the United States shifted its industrial might to the war effort, the Federal Government closely evaluated its supply of strategic materials. Copper, which...

A New Nickel Design Debuts in 1938 In 1938, the United States Mint introduced the Jefferson nickel, bringing an end to the Buffalo nickel after...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... By late 1970, the Jefferson Nickel Proof master dies had become severely worn and lacked fine detail. To correct the issue,...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Jefferson Nickel entered into production in 1938, marking the third time that a circulating United States coin would bear the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... What Is the Jefferson Nickel? The Jefferson nickel is a five-cent coin made out of nickel-copper alloy that entered into production in...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1940 Was the Third Year of Production for the Jefferson Nickel The Jefferson Nickel debuted in 1938, replacing the Buffalo Nickel in...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Like the other Proof coins issued that year, the 1963 Jefferson Nickel Proof is best...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Struck against the backdrop of war from an alloy developed to save copper and nickel, the 1944-P Jefferson Nickel is one...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Jefferson Nickel entered into its 44th year of production in 1982, its 14th year of having mintmarks placed on...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1980-S Jefferson Nickel Proof is a special striking of the Jefferson Nickel that the United States Mint sold as part...

The Jefferson nickel’s 1938 debut marked the end of the 25-year production run of the Buffalo nickel. James Earl Fraser’s Buffalo design, a classic...

The 1975 Jefferson nickel's release marked the first full year that the type coin was issued after the passing of its designer, Felix Oscar...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ....   The 1950-D Jefferson Nickel Was Promoted as a Key-Date Coin 2,630,030 Jefferson nickels were struck at the Denver Mint in 1950,...

As with all "war nickels", the 1943-S Jefferson nickel contained the updated wartime alloy of 35% silver, 9% manganese, and 56% copper authorized in...

202,807,500 Jefferson nickels were struck at the Denver Mint in 1969; quite a sum, but a far cry from the 2.8 billion nickels struck...