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Schlag's 1938 Jefferson Nickel design Proof & Unc set
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Low, low, low serial number of ...77!! 
This is a premium quality set. If you don't know the scoop, here the skinny:
In the 1930s, the Section of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. called on all American artists to submit designs for a new nickel—the first competition of this kind for the country.
Nearly 400 designs were submitted. On April 20th, 1938, Felix Schlag’s design was chosen by the Superintendent of the Section of Painting and Sculpture. But the Superintendent asked Schlag to modify the reverse (back) design. Schlag’s original design screams art deco and is arguably one of the finest coinage designs of our nation. It’s an incredible loss to our heritage and culture that the short-sighted Superintendent didn’t recognize the importance and beauty of Schlag’s original reverse design.
To placate the powers that be, Schlag offered nine additional reverse designs and the one currently in production was the one ultimately chosen.
In 2002, the FSNC commissioned The Gallery Mint Museum’s master engraver Ron Landis to recreate the design Felix Schlag originally submitted for the federal government’s competition.
The FSNC struck examples in both deep cameo proof and matte uncirculated. Both examples were struck in .999 pure silver and the run was limited to 1,938 in honor of the date of Schlag’s originals.
This set you're bidding on is incredibly low serial number 77 of 1,938. The proof is cameo black & white, the matte uncirculated example is a stunning powder dry with an icy cold deep dish strike.
If you’ve ever seen these sets in hand, you understand why they’re so popular and have become so scarce. They seldom leave collections once they are acquired.
If you’ve never seen these sets in hand, believe me: they are even better than the pictures indicate.
Asking a small premium for the low serial number: $299 or best offer. Treat yourself to a set you'll be proud to own!
This is a premium quality set. If you don't know the scoop, here the skinny:
In the 1930s, the Section of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. called on all American artists to submit designs for a new nickel—the first competition of this kind for the country.
Nearly 400 designs were submitted. On April 20th, 1938, Felix Schlag’s design was chosen by the Superintendent of the Section of Painting and Sculpture. But the Superintendent asked Schlag to modify the reverse (back) design. Schlag’s original design screams art deco and is arguably one of the finest coinage designs of our nation. It’s an incredible loss to our heritage and culture that the short-sighted Superintendent didn’t recognize the importance and beauty of Schlag’s original reverse design.
To placate the powers that be, Schlag offered nine additional reverse designs and the one currently in production was the one ultimately chosen.
In 2002, the FSNC commissioned The Gallery Mint Museum’s master engraver Ron Landis to recreate the design Felix Schlag originally submitted for the federal government’s competition.
The FSNC struck examples in both deep cameo proof and matte uncirculated. Both examples were struck in .999 pure silver and the run was limited to 1,938 in honor of the date of Schlag’s originals.
This set you're bidding on is incredibly low serial number 77 of 1,938. The proof is cameo black & white, the matte uncirculated example is a stunning powder dry with an icy cold deep dish strike.
If you’ve ever seen these sets in hand, you understand why they’re so popular and have become so scarce. They seldom leave collections once they are acquired.
If you’ve never seen these sets in hand, believe me: they are even better than the pictures indicate.
Asking a small premium for the low serial number: $299 or best offer. Treat yourself to a set you'll be proud to own!
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