Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Jefferson nickel

Jefferson nickel
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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 15, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 16:30, 27 October 2013‎ (UTC)



The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel. Since 2006, the copper-nickel coin's obverse has featured a forward-facing portrayal of early U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by Jamie Franki. The coin's reverse is the original by Felix Schlag; in 2004 and 2005, the piece bore commemorative designs. The Mint conducted a competition for a new nickel depicting Jefferson and his home, Monticello, which Schlag won, but was required to submit an entirely new reverse and make other changes. The new piece went into production in October 1938 and was released on November 15. As nickel was a strategic war material during World War II, nickels coined from 1942 to 1945 were struck in a copper-silver-manganese alloy which would not require adjustment to vending machines, and bear a large mintmark above the depiction of Monticello on the reverse. In 2004 and 2005, the nickel saw new designs as part of the Westward Journey nickel series, and since 2006 has borne Schlag's reverse and Franki's obverse. 4 points: 75th anniversary of release, 2 year FA.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:50, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Solid coin article. Good subject for the MP, good anniversary. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support valuable article, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:33, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support: Fun article, interesting topic.   Montanabw (talk) 22:57, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. Jefferson helped promote the right to Freedom for the Thought That We Hate, by taking a stand against the Alien and Sedition Acts. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:03, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support, as per the above. - SchroCat (talk) 11:17, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support per Crisco. Ceoil (talk) 19:26, 24 October 2013 (UTC)