5 Cents "1896 Nickel" (Pattern) , United States
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
United States shield with scroll across center inscribed "LIBERTY." Behind, two poles, one with Liberty cap and one with eagle. Motto, stars, and date at rim
Latin
E · PLURIBUS · UNUM LIBERTY 1896
Reverse
Large "5" center over "CENTS" within olive wreath. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" at rim.
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5 CENTS
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5 Cents "Jefferson Nickel" (2nd portrait, Return to Monticello)
Obverse: The portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, according to the first Rembrandt Peale life study of Jefferson done in 1800, facing the viewer accompanied with the word "Liberty" presented in Jefferson's handwriting, surrounded with the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST", Reverse: A representation of Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, accompanied with the legend "MONTICELLO" and surrounded with the face value in full, the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and the lettering "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
