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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 64299, member: 2486&quot;]Found this in Nusmismatic News as well...enjoy!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2006 NICKEL A &#039;RETURN TO MONTICELLO&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Felix Schlag&#039;s classic 1938 rendition of President Thomas Jefferson&#039;s home, Monticello, is returning to the reverse of the nickel in 2006, according to the U.S. Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The design has been restored by Mint sculptor-engraver John Mercanti. The design will be crisper and contain more detail than the Monticello seen on nickels produced before 2004. Mercanti used Schlag&#039;s original artwork in his restoration.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I strengthened the architecture of the image and re-established elements that reflect the original Schlag model,&quot; explained Mercanti. &quot;For instance, the facets of the dome of Monticello had just disappeared on the nickel over the years. They are back now.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Among the other changes, the balconies of the Monticello building have been reworked, and the detail around the door and windows has been incised and restored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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