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D & P Mint 2 Coin Sets of
This set contains a pair of Nickels from the 2 mints featuring three new Nickel designs from 2005-2006.
2006 Westward Journey Nickel Series- Return to Monticello Design
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.
2005 Westward Journey Nickel Series - American Bison Design
The obverse design for the 2005 nickels bears for the first time in 67 years, a new likeness of America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson. The “Liberty” inscription on the coin is based upon Jefferson’s own handwriting. The design is based on the marble bust of Jefferson by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, completed in 1789. The design was made age-appropriate to his presidency by utilizing later paintings by Gilbert Stuart and Rembrandt Peale. The design was created by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program artist, Joe Fitzgerald, of Silver Spring, Maryland. United States Mint sculptor-engraver Don Everhart sculpted the design.
2005 Westward Journey Nickel Set- Ocean in View!
Ocean in view! O! The joy!" nickel features a scene of the Pacific Ocean and an inscription reflecting an excited entry in the journal of Captain William Clark on November 7, 1805. In commemoration of the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to modify the Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel) to reflect images evocative of the historic expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
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