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1942 JEFFERSON NICKEL · PHILADELPHIA PROOF
5 Cents · Philadelphia Proof · Standard proof
01 · COIN FACTS
IssuerUnited States
Denomination5 Cents (USD 0.05)
Year1942
MintPhiladelphia
Mint markNo mint mark (Philadelphia Proof)
StrikeProof / collector issue
DesignStandard proof
Mintage · compiled29,600
Composition75% copper · 25% nickel
Weight5.00 g
Diameter21.21 mm
EdgePlain
ObverseThomas Jefferson · Felix Schlag
ReverseMonticello
02 · DESIGN & ISSUE NOTES
Original Felix Schlag portrait of Thomas Jefferson; Monticello reverse.
Two Proof compositions were issued in 1942: the earlier copper-nickel issue and a separate wartime silver-alloy issue. The mintage shown applies only to this record.
Historical Philadelphia Proof. San Francisco did not take over U.S. Proof production until 1968. The parent page contains this historical series for continuity; this coin is not an S-mint Proof.
Mintage is a compiled historical Proof figure, not a retail-price estimate. Some catalogues use different counting conventions for set sales and varieties.
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