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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1693346, member: 29751&quot;]They are &quot;fantasy&quot; pieces issued by the Full Step Nickel Club in 2002 to commemorate the original design submitted by Felix Schlag for the Jefferson Nickel.&nbsp; The original reverse design was not liked, and so Schlag (with the suggestions of the committee who reviewed the design) provided at least one additional design which was accepted as the Jefferson Nickel reverse that we all know well today.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dies for these pieces were prepared by Ron Landis of the Gallery Mint.&nbsp; He is a brilliant artist, and is especially well known for his amazing Hobo Nickel art.&nbsp; The fantasy pieces were issued in two finishes, MATTE and PROOF, as described on the labels -- and each finish was struck in a mintage of only 1,938 (to commemorate the original year of issue of the first Jefferson Nickel).&nbsp; They were originally issued for $38 for the MATTE piece and $42 for the PROOF piece (including shipping) -- $80 for the pair.&nbsp; All pieces were individually numbered and encapsulated by SEGS.&nbsp; You will note that my pair I posted is serial number #927.&nbsp; You can ind a lot more detail at <a href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm48.html#fsnc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmm48.html#fsnc" rel="nofollow">this link</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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