Despite being over 50 years old, it's still worth five cents. There were over two billion nickels dated 1964.
It is a 2004 Jefferson Nickel of the Westward Journey of Lewis and Clark series.
1938-1942 Side of Monticello. 1942-1945 Top of Monticello. 1946-1964 Back to side of Building. 1965-1967 No Mintmark. 1968-Present Day On front to right of Jefferson.
That depends on which version you have. If there is no mintmark, then it's made of copper and nickel, worth maybe 50 cents in decent condition. If there is a large letter P on the back (above Monticello), then it's a silver war nickel, worth a dollar or two.
The building on the reverse [tails] side of the Jefferson nickel is the home of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. There is a caption right under the building that identifies it.
The symbol on the back of a nickel is Monticello. Monticello is the home President Thomas Jefferson, who is depicted on the front of the coin.
The third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson, is on the nickel. His home, Monticello, is on the back of the coin.Thomas Jefferson.
There's never been a wheat-back nickel. All 1988 Jefferson nickels have the familiar picture of his home, Monticello.Wheat-back cents were minted from 1909 to 1958.
The US nickel (five cent coin) has an image of Jefferson's home, Monticello, on the back.
Monticello - An estate of central Virginia southeast of Charlottesville. Designed by Thomas Jefferson, it was begun in 1770 and was his home for 56 years. Owned by other families from shortly after Jefferson's death until 1923, it is now a national shrine.
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It is a 2004 Jefferson Nickel of the Westward Journey of Lewis and Clark series.
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's plantation home.
A 2004 Jefferson nickel is still 5 cents. Millions are in circulation.
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.
Monticello is on the back of the nickel because it's one of the symbols most associated with Jefferson. He designed the house himself and it contained a number of innovations that were ahead of their time.
1938-1942 Side of Monticello. 1942-1945 Top of Monticello. 1946-1964 Back to side of Building. 1965-1967 No Mintmark. 1968-Present Day On front to right of Jefferson.
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.