jefferson nickel keys

lasvegasteddy

the 64 sms...hands down but i ask if anyone outhere has info on what i can only recall in when the mint handed felix 2 proof 1966's in a special celebration in his honor.
anyone else remember this as i???
i recall being in amazement over knowing no proof 1966's were issued is why this has always remained in thought
info on the 2 1966 proof nickels anyone??

tightbudget

From what I know, I think Schlag was asked about the 1966 presentation nickels shortly before he passed away. He said he didn't know where they were, so chances are, the nickels are lost.

lasvegasteddy

thanks for the quick reply and confirming as i recall even seeing the image of him being handed them and no one it seems ever makes reference of such true rarities

cladking

There's no question he was presented a pair of '66 nickels which
were the first to have his initials added. There is some question that
these were of any specific manufacture.

They have long been rumored to be proofs. It wouldn't be especially
surprising since a few SMS coins appear to have slipped through as
proofs. Why wouldn't a couple be made intentionally?

StrikeOutXXX

From The Official Red Book - A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels:

"It has been said, but disputed, that two (or three) full Proofs were given by the Mint to Felix O. Schlag at a ceremony held at the ANA convention. In Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins (1988), Breen states forthrightly: 'Two Proofs were made for a ceremony honoring Schlag as the unsung designer.' However, Bernard Nagengast, The Jefferson Nickel Analyst, second edition, seems to have the last word in the matter: 'Research by Theodore Riviere revealed that in fact the coins were apparently not Proofs, but were simply the first two coins struck from regular dies. Mr. Riviere was backed up by the late Frank Annunzio, chairman of the congressional committee overseeing coinage issues, who wrote to Riviere: 'Mr. Schlag did not receive any Proof nickels at the American Numismatic Association Convention in 1966. He was presented with the first two nickels struck that bear his initials. These were regular circulation strikes and were not Proof coins' '"


Missed that the 1st time I read it apparently.

lasvegasteddy

sweet and many thanks goes out

cladking

<< <i>From The Official Red Book - A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels:

"It has been said, but disputed, that two (or three) full Proofs were given by the Mint to Felix O. Schlag at a ceremony held at the ANA convention. In Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins (1988), Breen states forthrightly: 'Two Proofs were made for a ceremony honoring Schlag as the unsung designer.' However, Bernard Nagengast, The Jefferson Nickel Analyst, second edition, seems to have the last word in the matter: 'Research by Theodore Riviere revealed that in fact the coins were apparently not Proofs, but were simply the first two coins struck from regular dies. Mr. Riviere was backed up by the late Frank Annunzio, chairman of the congressional committee overseeing coinage issues, who wrote to Riviere: 'Mr. Schlag did not receive any Proof nickels at the American Numismatic Association Convention in 1966. He was presented with the first two nickels struck that bear his initials. These were regular circulation strikes and were not Proof coins' '


Missed that the 1st time I read it apparently. >>





It should be noted that the mint considered mint set coins to
be "regular circulation strikes". That they might have been struck
twice would be unlikely to have been known by a Mr. Annunzio.