Added by | Alain Martineau |
In personal collections | 24 |
General Description | Thomas Jefferson likeness, based on a Rembrandt Peale portrait completed in 1800, it shows Jefferson as Vice President at 57 years old. Monticello originally executed by artist Felix Schlag. However, the 2006 reverse design is crisper than ever before. Mint engraver John Mercanti restored the original image with greater detail and relief in the dome, the balconies, and the door and windows. |
Obv. Description | Thomas Jefferson, cursive Liberty inscription, modeled after Jefferson’s own handwriting with date and mint mark below, IN GOD WE TRUST on the right, mint mark under Liberty. |
Rev. Description | Rendition of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, designed by himself, E pluribus unum, latin for "Out of many, one" at the top, FIVE CENTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the bottom. |
Catalog code | KM# 381 |
Mintage | 279,840 |
Diameter | 21.21 mm |
Thickness | 1.95 mm |
Weight | 5.0000 g |
Material | Copper-Nickel |
Orientation | Coin |
Mint | United States of America - Philadelphia (P) |
Edge Type | plain |
Designer | ob: Felix Oscar Schlag & John Mercanti / Jamie N. Franki & Donna Weaver |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |