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Message:: [QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 2322473, member: 19250"]As a Jefferson  nickel  collector  I can tell you there are quite  a  few  varieties , Both in MS and Proof strikes.The coin in question  is an 1938 proof Jefferson . What make this so interesting  is the fact it has extra serifs compared  to the other proofs  minted that year.Now we all know Felix  Schlag  who designed  the Jefferson  nickel and won the award for the new design .  His design was changed from the intended from an Art Deco design  to what we know as the Jefferson .Schlag was promised  150 proof nickels out of the mintage of 19,365. He wanted the nickels to give to family  and  close  friends   in a numbered ,Autographed  plaque .He had a hard time obtaining  the 150 nickels he wanted to  make his plaques . Having owned one of these plaques at one time I wonder if all the 150 proof nickels used are of the original  proofs or do some of these plaques do indeed have one of the extra serif  coins as pictured  above. As that would make these even more valuable .The coin pictured  is an 1938 Proof Jefferson  with extra serif. Hand carved by someone at the mint.......more to come dog needs to go.......... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]