1938 Jefferson Nickel, Proof (Uncertified), housed in a commemorative display frame with notarized presentation signed by designer Felix Schlag. A commemorative display frame that notes at the upper left FIRST PRIZE WINNER / AMONG 390 COMPETING / ARTISTS IN THE NATIONAL / COMPETITION FOR A NEW / FIVE CENT COIN, APRIL 20. 1938 / [handwritten name] FELIX SCHLAG SCULPTOR. At upper right is a photograph of both sides of Shlags winning design, while in the center is a Proof 1938 Jefferson nickel, captioned below PROOF JEFFERSON / NICKEL 1938. At lower right is the notation UPON REQUEST / FELIX SCHLAG - DESIGNER / OF THIS COIN HAS CONSEN- / TED TO SIGN 150 PROOF / JEFFERSON NICKELS OF / WHICH THE COIN ABOVE IS NUMBER 93 SWORN / TO BEFORE ME THIS 29TH. / DAY OF SEPTEMB. A.D. 1939 [signed] PAUL M. WAGNER / NOTARY PUBLIC. Wagners seal is at lower left. Neatly mounted in a red-bordered black frame. Pristine condition overall, and an important piece for the collector of coinage redesign in America or the advanced Jefferson nickel enthusiast. The reverse of the coin is not visible. From the George "Buddy" Byers Buckeye Collection. Earlier ex our (Stacks) sale of September 1992, lot 170.
