2006-S 5C Monticello, DCAM PR70DCAM 认证号16817715, PCGS号94246

2006-S 5C Return to Monticello PR70DCAM PCGS # 94246 : 2006-S Return to Monticello (Proof) Mintage: Circulation strikes: 0 Proof Strikes: 3,054,436 Designers: Obverse: Jamie N. Franki; Initials: (JNF) Left side of President Jefferson’s collar, close to rim. Sculpted by: Donna Weaver; Initials: (DW) On President Jefferson’s left lapel, close to rim. Reverse: Felix Schlag; Initials: (FS) To the right of Monticello. Mint: San Francisco Mintmark Location: Obverse below 2006 Composition: Mass 5.000 g (0.1615 troy oz) Diameter 21.21 mm (0.835 in) Thickness 1.95 mm (0.077 in) Edge: Plain Composition 75% copper 25% nickel In 2006, the nickel returned to using Felix Schlag's Monticello design on a newly cast reverse, while the obverse features a new forward-facing portrait of Jefferson. The cursive 'Liberty' inscription, which debuted on the 2005 nickels, is again presented in Jefferson's own handwriting. The United States Mint's Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Jamie N. Franki of Concord, North Carolina, designed the obverse using as his inspiration the first Rembrandt Peale life study of Jefferson, done in 1800. Depicting Jefferson as Vice President at 57 years of age, just before becoming President, this Peale portrait had a significant iconographic role during Jefferson's lifetime; it was frequently used as a reference to create most of the images by which Jefferson's contemporaries came to know him. The obverse was sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Donna Weaver. THIS IS THE FIRST U.S. CIRCULATING COIN THAT FEATURES THE IMAGE OF A PRESIDENT FACING FORWARD! The reverse of the 2006 nickel features the classic, familiar rendition of Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, originally executed by artist Felix Oscar Schlag and first chosen to adorn the coin's reverse in 1938. Felix Schlag's initials now appear on the reverse and are located to the right of Monticello, where the mint mark was formally located until 1964. This 2006 reverse design is crisper and more detailed than Americans have seen it in recent years, having been carefully restored by the United States Mint, guided by Schlag's original work. Among the changes made are: • Facets of the dome of Monticello have been restored. • The balconies of the building have been reworked. • Relief has been restored to the detail around the door and windows to reflect more of Felix Schlag's original work. Jefferson designed Monticello himself, and construction began in 1768 when he was 25 years old. It was completed in 1823 when the former President and founding father was in his eightieth year. A skilled horticulturalist, Jefferson also planned the smallest details of the landscaping at Monticello.

Jaime Hernandez

The circulation strike 2006 Jefferson Nickels were released  by the U.S. Mint on January 12, 2006. However, the Proof coins were issued at different times since they came in different Proof Sets from the U.S. Mint. The 2006 Jefferson Nickel is the first coin to have a Presidents portrait facing forward. In the past, the Presidents depictions have been displayed on a profiled view. 

Most 2006-S Proof Jefferson Nickels came in Proof Sets ranging from PR68-PR69 Deep Cameo quality. Perfect PR70 Deep Cameo examples were a little more difficult to find but enough examples were stuck that almost anyone can afford one very inexpensively in graded PR70 Deep Cameo condition.