Any US Jefferson nickel from 1938 to 2004 the obverse is Felix Schlag's design.
His initials were added in 1966 just below the bust of Jefferson.
Felix Schlag died in 1974.
Felix Schlag was born in 1891.
Felix Schlag, a German born artist and sculptor is known as the designer of the American Jefferson nickel and beginning in 1966 the intials FS could be seen on the nickel he designed. He was awarded a prize of $1000 USD for his design which was accepted on 21 April 1938 by then director of the US Mint Nellie Tayloe Ross.
The Jefferson Nickel was designed by Felix Schlag for which he won a $1000 award for winning a competition among 390 artists. The design was first used on the 1938 mintage.
What you are seeing is probably the designer's initials " FS" for Felix Schlag. They did not appear on the coin until 1966.
What you're seeing is "FS" which is the monogram of Felix Schlag, who designed the back of the nickel as well as the portrait of Jefferson used from 1938 to 2004. Please check the Related Question for more details.
They're the initials of Felix Schlag, the coin's designer. Schlag had a dispute with the Mint over the original design for the coin and his initials were not shown until 1966. In 2006, when the new permanent portrait of Jefferson was put on the front of the nickel FS was moved to the reverse side which continues to show his picture of Monticello.
The FS are the initials of Felix Schlag, who designed the coin. Those letters are on every Jefferson nickel from 1966 to 2004. Every single coin in that time frame is worth 5 cents.
FS does not identify a nickel except to say that it's a Jefferson nickel. That's the monogram of Felix Schlag, who designed the original Jefferson nickel in 1938. Except for the Westward Journey series coins dated 2005, all nickels minted in the last 45 years carry his initials. Up till 2004 they're under the fold of Jefferson's coat, and from 2006 on they're on the back next to Monticello.
You'll need a magnifying glass, but the letters are "JS" rather than "FS". They're the initials of John R. Sinnock, who designed the Roosevelt dime.The initials FS are on a US coin. Felix Schlag designed the original Jefferson nickel.
Felix Schlag designed the reverse side of the nickel showing Jefferson's home Monticello as well as the portrait used on the front of the coin up till 2004. The modernistic portrait used in 2005 was designed by Joe Fitzgerald. The current portrait used since 2006 was designed by Donna Weaver, based on a painting by Peale. The famed buffalo nickel that preceded the Jefferson coin was designed by James E. Fraser, and the Liberty nickel (1883-1912) was designed by Charles Barber.
The cast of Schlag auf Schlag - 2005 includes: Marcel Miller as Moritz