1967 5c Special Mint Set

Coin / United States of America / 1967 / San Francisco / Jefferson Nickels / 5c

Issued with the Special Mint Sets (SMS) that were issued from 1965-1967 in lieu of proof sets. A few 1964 sets were issued as experiments and are very rare.

coinage-type Jefferson nickel
desg SMS
designer Felix Schlag
diameter 21.2
edge Plain
material 75% copper; 25% nickel
mintage 1,863,344
ngc-id 27AF
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. The designer's initials of FS were added below the bust.
pcgs-link 4199
pcgs-number 4199
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.
variety Special Mint Set
weight-grams 5
year-display 1964-1967