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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3380890, member: 77413&quot;]<b> 2004-P Handshake </b></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #0080ff">As part of its Westward Journey commemorative program recognizing the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark&#039;s subsequent Expedition into America&#039;s interior, the U. S. Mint produced four short-lived variants of the Jefferson Nickel during 2004-05. The two nickels for 2004 featured Schlag&#039;s familiar obverse paired with distinctive reverse types. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff">Mint sculptor Norman Nemeth adapted the first of these from Indian Peace Medals of the Jefferson and later administrations. It depicts the clasped hands of a soldier and a Native American, and above these are a crossed peace pipe and tomahawk with the words LOUISIANA PURCHASE. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff">The second of these circulating commemoratives illustrates the keel boat used by the expedition&#039;s personnel to navigate the interior rivers, and below this are the words LEWIS &amp; CLARK. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff">A new, profile bust of Jefferson appears on the obverse of both 2005 nickels. This was designed by Joe Fitzgerald and modeled for coinage by the Mint&#039;s Don Everhart. Reverse types included a bison reminiscent of that on the nickels of 1913-38, as well as a view of the Pacific Ocean as it was first viewed by the Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition in 1805. Quoted on the coin is an entry from Clark&#039;s journal: &quot;Ocean in view! O! The joy!&quot; </span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff">Yet another portrait of Thomas Jefferson debuted in 2006 and has continued since that time. Designed by Jamie Franki and sculpted by Donna Weaver of the Mint&#039;s staff, it shows the great statesman in a facing view offset to the left. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #0080ff"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">(Quoted from the NGC website)</span></font></span></span></p> </p></blockquote><p>[ATTACH=full]897778[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>[ATTACH=full]897779[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>This is admittedly not the best coin. It was missing from the Dansco and I should have invested more than 25 cents if I wanted a nice one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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