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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 531728 Coin Date: 1981-S Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Variety: Type 2 Variety 2: FS-501 Desg: PR Mint Mark: S Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 4,063,083 Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Jefferson nickel Coinage Years: 1938-Present Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 21.2 Weight (Grams): 5 Designer: Felix Schlag Edge: Plain Obverse Description: Felix Schlag's portrait of Jefferson, facing left, with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on the left periphery, and LIBERTY * 1981 on the right side. The mintmark is positioned just below the date. The designer's initials of FS appear below the bust. 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. PCGS #: 531728 NGC ID: 22YT
