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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNoost, post: 654441, member: 14473&quot;]<b>Pics of the inspection</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Great post Treashunt, I never knew that. Here is a pic of the plaster models being inspected for judging. Washington, D.C., April 20. <i>Prominent and obscure sculptors from all over the country have entered models in the competition being conducted by the Treasury Department, Procurement Division, to select a design for a new five-cent coin to be known as the &quot;Jefferson Nickel&quot;. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, (right) Director of the Mint, and Edward Bruce Chief, Treasury Dept. Procurement Division, Section of Painting and Sculpture, a few of the 390 models entered. A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winner, 4/20/38</i></p><p>&quot;Original photo from Library of Congress, this version provided by Roger Burdette&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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