2006 Westward Journey Nickel Set- Return to Monticello: D & P Mint 2 Coin Set

2006 Nickels

Each set is comprised of 2 nickels: one with the Philadelphia mint mark and one with the Denver mint mark. The coins are struck on our main production floors at the United States Mint at Philadelphia and Denver.

The obverse design for the "Return to Monticello" nickel depicts a portrait of Thomas Jefferson completed during the year in which he was elected as our Nation's third President. The reverse features the classic, familiar rendition of Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, originally executed by artist Felix Schlag and first chosen to adorn the coin's reverse in 1938.

The obverse design was created by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Jamie Franki of Concord, North Carolina, using as his inspiration the first Rembrandt Peale life study of Jefferson, done in 1800. The reverse design is crisper and more detailed than Americans have seen it in recent years, having been carefully restored by the United States Mint, using Schlag's original work.

Uncirculated roll photos are displayed to show that the coins are indeed uncirculated.