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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jesh, post: 481280, member: 16382&quot;]<span style="color: #ff0000"><b>1938 JEFFERSON NICKEL AWARD WINNING DESIGN</b></span> <span style="color: #000099"><b>Darrell Crane, President of The Jefferson Full Step Nickel Club, in conjunction with Ron Landis (master die engraver of The Gallery Mint Museum) and S.E.G.S. (Sovereign Entities Grading Service), presents The Jefferson Nickel 1938 Award Winning Design by Felix Schlag. </b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #000099">A limited production of one thousand nine hundred thirty-eight (1,938) Uncirculated coins and one thousand nine hundred thirty-eight (1,938) Proof coins will be struck. They will be .999 silver, with a diameter of 21.2mm (standard nickel size). Each encapsulated coin, uncirculated and proof quality, will be numbered 1 thru 1938. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000099">This beautiful coin will surely be a collector&#039;s item. You may request a specific number or matching numbers for both uncirculated and proof coins. Specific numbers will be reserved on a first come, first served basis only. Pricing is: MATTE UNC. $38.00 and PROOF $42.00. Shipping and handling is included in these prices.</span></b> </p><p><font size="2">Click for <a href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmmeX/schlago.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmmeX/schlago.jpg" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #a67d3d"><b>Obverse</b></span></a> or <a href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmmeX/schlagr.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmmeX/schlagr.jpg" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #a67d3d"><b>Reverse</b></span></a> enlargement on CD-ROM</font></p><p><img src="http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmme/schlag.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Photos of the original Felix Schlag plaster molds.</b> <span style="color: #000099"><b>In the 1930&#039;s, the Section of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. sent leaflets to artists announcing competitions and news pertaining to government activities relating to art. In late 1937 or early 1938, this department invited all American sculptors to compete for a new five cent coin, to be known as the Jefferson nickel. It was the first and only competition of this kind ever held in this country. </b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #000099">Prospective competitors were admonished that there were specific legal and other conditions which must be accurately complied with in creating a model. The models, in order to be acceptable, had to be of plaster, not exceeding 8-1/2 inches in diameter, the extreme depth of the relief, 5/32 of an inch. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000099">The best sculptors in the country competed. There were 390 pairs of models submitted. On April 20th 1938, Felix Schlag received a telephone call from the Superintendent of the Section of Painting and Sculpture, advising him that he had won the competition. However, changes were requested. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000099">Nine suggestions were offered and Mr. Schlag was advised to submit a black and white drawing indicating the revisions. On July 21, 1938, Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, then Director of The Mint, notified Mr. Felix Schlag that the acting Secretary of the Treasury had approved his revised design. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000099">Production of the Jefferson Nickel started in late 1938.</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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