Production of the Jefferson nickel began at all three mints (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco), on October 3, 1938.
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After the Fine Arts Commission recommendation, the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, approved the design.
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It depicts a forward-facing Jefferson based on an 1800 study by Rembrandt Peale, and includes "Liberty" in Jefferson's script.
Thomas Jefferson | Jefferson Airplane | Jefferson Davis | Jefferson | Jefferson County | Jefferson Highway | Jefferson Starship | Jefferson County, New York | nickel | Nickel Creek | Jefferson County, Alabama | Thomas Jefferson University | Jefferson City, Missouri | William J. Jefferson | Jefferson Hunt | Jefferson County, Kentucky | Jefferson County, Colorado | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Joseph Jefferson | Jefferson Parish | Jefferson Township | Jefferson Holt | Blind Lemon Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Building | Nickel and Dimed | Jefferson Memorial | Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana | Jefferson County, West Virginia | Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | Jefferson City |
On April 21, 1938, Schlag's design for the Jefferson nickel was selected by Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the United States Mint.