1942-S 5c Silver

Coin / United States of America / 1942 / San Francisco / Jefferson Nickels / 5c

coinage-type Jefferson nickel
desg MS
designer Felix Schlag
diameter 21.2
edge Plain
material 35% silver; 56% copper; 9% manganese
mint-mark S
mintage 32,900,000
ngc-id 22TN
obverse-description Felix Schlag's portrait of Jefferson, facing left, with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on the left periphery, and LIBERTY * [year] on the right side.
pcgs-link 4017
pcgs-number 4017
reverse-description The Jefferson home is prominently centered with the name MONTICELLO captioned below. The denomination FIVE CENTS is spelled out in half circle underneath and the words E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appear at the top and bottom periphery. For the coins minted during WWII, the mintmark appears with a large letter above Monticello, to better designate these coins for their silver content.
variety Silver
weight-grams 5
year-display 1942-1945