Coin and Paper Money Collecting/Monticello / 2006 Nickel

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Expert: - 9/3/2009


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I have a 2006 D Nickel w/ Jefferson Liberty facing forward, but the question refers to the Monticello House on the reverse. On my nickel it looks like there are 2 people facing each other on the flat to the right side of the building. Is this suppose to be there, as none of the rest of my nickels(1992, 2004) have this printing on them.

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Sandra,

What you are actually seeing are the initials FS for Frank Schlag, the coin's designer.  The reverse design was slightly modified in 2006.

If you go to the images section of the mint's website, you can find an enlarged picture of this "Return To Monticello" nickel there :

http://usmint.gov/about_the_mint/coinLibrary/

I hope this helps,

Dan

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